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, January 03, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

「微信身分證」月內由粵推向全國 公安部﹕減資料外泄風險 (WeChat ID card to be promoted nationwide, and Ministry of Public Security claims it reduces risk of information leak)
Mingpao, January 3, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180103/s00013/1514916105426

How antivirus software can be turned into a tool for spying
The New York Times, January 1, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/technology/kaspersky-lab-antivirus.html