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, August 03, 2015

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China pushes to rewrite rules of global internet
Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-pushes-to-rewrite-rules-of-global-internet-1438112980

U.S. decides to retaliate against China’s hacking
New York Times, July 31, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/01/world/asia/us-decides-to-retaliate-against-chinas-hacking.html

Related:
Cyber intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: in brief
Congressional Research Service, July 17, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R44111.pdf

A veil of secrecy masks stepped-up cyberattacks in Asia
Bloomberg, July 29, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-28/a-veil-of-secrecy-abets-surge-in-cyber-attacks-in-asia

Cyber Insecurity: West eyes Dr. Strangelove tactics in cyber wars
Financial Times, July 31, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2d23d4c8-35d2-11e5-b05b-b01debd57852.html

Exclusive: Secret NSA Map Shows China Cyber Attacks on U.S. Targets
NBC News, July 30, 2015
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/exclusive-secret-nsa-map-shows-china-cyber-attacks-us-targets-n401211

China-tied hackers that hit U.S. said to breach United Airlines
Bloomberg Business, July 27, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-29/china-tied-hackers-that-hit-u-s-said-to-breach-united-airlines

Stagefright: It only takes one text to hack 950 million android phones
Forbes, July 27, 2015
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/07/27/android-text-attacks/