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, February 14, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

India hopes to become an AI powerhouse by copying China’s model
Quartz, February 14, 2018
https://qz.com/1198182/modi-government-pushes-for-artificial-intelligence-like-china-but-is-india-ready-for-it/

不交出用户资料 华硕霸气关闭中国资料中心与云储服务 (Asus shuts down data center and stops cloud service in refusal to comply with mainland Cybersecurity Law and hand over users' data)
China Times, February 14, 2018
http://www.chinatimes.com/cn/realtimenews/20180212001968-260412

农村“雪亮工程”首次纳入中央一号文件, 专家分析公共安全视频监控如何实现全覆盖 (CPC, State Council unveil rural vitalization strategy that includes “total coverage” public security video surveillance project)
Legal Daily, February 13, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/13/content_7474994.htm

As China marches forward on A.I., the White House is silent
中国拥抱人工智能之际,美国日渐沉默
The New York Times, February 12, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/technology/china-trump-artificial-intelligence.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180213/china-trump-artificial-intelligence/