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"To help identify and prevent fraud, information about how you use your device, including the approximate number of phone calls or emails you send and receive, will be used to compute a device trust score when you attempt a purchase," Apple explained."

<p>FACEBOOK is rating users based on how "trustworthy" it thinks they are.</p> <p>Users receive a score on a scale from zero to one that determines if they have a good or bad reputation – but it's completely hidden.</p> <p>The rating system was revealed in a report by the Washington Post, which says it's in place to "help identify malicious actors".</p>

FACEBOOK 'TRUST RATINGS' FOR USERS COMMUNIST 'SOCIAL CREDIT SCORE' ALGORITHM FLAGS BEHAVIOR https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/7067261/facebook-trust-rating-score-check/ https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/04/24/china-assigns-every-citizen-a-social-credit-score-to-identify-who-is-and-isnt-trustworthy/

FACEBOOK is rating users based on how "trustworthy" it thinks they are. Users receive a score on a scale from zero to one that determines if they have a good or bad reputation – but it's completely hidden. The rating system was revealed in a report by the Washington Post, which says it's in place to "help identify malicious actors". Facebook tracks your behaviour across its site and uses that info to assign you a rating. Tessa Lyons, who heads up Facebook's fight against fake news, said: "One of the signals we use is how people interact with articles. "For...