It is happening in the US too, but you aren't hearing about it. Facial recognition tech and tracking through social media are enabling the tech giants to construct a digital dossier on everyone in the world. Social control will quickly follow. Soon, convicted shoplifters won't get into stores that subscribe to anti shoplifting services, violent felons won't get rides in taxis or be able to eat in a restaurants or enter a bar. The business of data mining drives it, but you already have a social utility index. Full exploitation will mean many things. One day we will see towns with no public spaces and a low SUI will mean that you can't buy property or live there. Digital rejects will have to keep on moving through and out.