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.

Monday, April 23, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese police deny street bollards hide surveillance cameras
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2142932/chinese-police-deny-street-bollards-hide-surveillance-cameras

深圳实现全国首家“刷脸”执法 (Shenzhen traffic police to launch facial recognition law enforcement on May 1, jaywalkers and illegal drivers to be identified, fines to be paid on WeChat or Alipay)
Legal Daily, April 20, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-04/20/content_7526397.htm

外交部:苹果在中国随处可见,美国人买华为就威胁国家安全? (Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report: Why is it a threat to national security that Americans buy Huawei, when Apple is everywhere in China?)
Global Times, April 20, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2087490

Related:
Supply Chain Vulnerabilities from China in U.S. Federal Information and Communications Technology
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, April 19, 2018
https://bit.ly/2HbWeOw