The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Freedom of Expression and Privacy (言论自由和隐私)

泄漏隐私 脸书支付两千万美元赔偿 (Facebook to pay $20 million for leaking private information)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 28, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/08/130827_facebook_privacy_flaw.shtml

China announces arrest of British, American investigators on charges of privacy violation
Associated Press, August 27, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-announces-arrest-of-british-american-investigators-on-charges-of-privacy-violation/2013/08/26/c517ca7e-0ebe-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html