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, April 12, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

工信部拟禁止国外域名接入 (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology proposes draft law to prohibit access to foreign domain names)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel06010GN.htm

网骗严重威胁用户安全, 打击网骗需政府行业用户携手 (Online fraud seriously threatens user security, attacking it requires cooperation between government and industry)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel06011GN.htm

Great Firewall necessary to keep out Western propaganda, Chinese newspaper says
Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/11/great-firewall-necessary-to-keep-out-western-propaganda-chinese-newspaper-says/

港與內地首辦網絡安全論壇 (First HK-Mainland Cyber Security Forum held)
Wen Wei Po, April 12, 2016
http://news.wenweipo.com/2016/04/12/IN1604120031.htm