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, January 02, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Tencent denies storing WeChat records after Chinese billionaire reportedly questions monitoring
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/2126516/tencent-denies-storing-wechat-records-after-chinese-billionaire

中国官方推出相互检举手机程序 民众反应冷淡 (Public frosty to Chinese authority’s new app that asks users to report on each other)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-01012018135231.html