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.

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing “100 percent covered” by web of surveillance cameras
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cameras-10052015120935.html

iPhone users across China installed an app promising porn and free movies—they got malware instead
Quartz, October 5, 2015
http://qz.com/516898/iphone-users-across-china-installed-an-app-promising-porn-and-free-movies-they-got-malware-instead/