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.

Friday, May 26, 2017

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

工商总局等部门关于印发2017网络市场监管专项行动方案的通知 (State Administration for Industry and Commerce and other govt departments issue notice on publication of “2017 Special Action Plan for Internet Market Supervision”)
State Administration for Industry and Commerce, May 25, 2017
http://www.saic.gov.cn/zw/wjfb/zjwj/201705/t20170525_265432.html

4月份全国网络违法和不良信息有效举报291.5万件 (April 2017: 2.915 million cases of illegal or harmful information on the Internet effectively reported)
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 25, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-05/25/c_1121035734.htm

Foreign firms fret as China implements new cybersecurity law
Bloomberg, May 24, 2017
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-24/foreign-firms-fret-as-china-implements-new-cybersecurity-law

Beijing’s version of Microsoft Windows 10 tightens security, ditches solitaire
The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijings-version-of-microsoft-windows-10-tightens-security-ditches-solitaire-1495706548