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, November 18, 2015

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

全国侦破400起黑客案, 抓获900多人 (400 hacker cases investigated and cracked nationwide, over 900 people seized)
Sichuan Legal News, November 16, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151113/32531.shtml

代表建议尽快出台电信法, 工信部正完善草案有关制度 (Delegates recommend submitting the Telecommunications Law for consideration soon, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has just completed establishing relevant systems for draft)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel03007GN.htm

京津冀建信用信息共享机制 (Beijing, Tianjin, and Hubei establish social credit information sharing mechanism)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel06010GN.htm

China nearly triples number of supercomputers, report says
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34840805