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.

Monday, March 05, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Tencent CEO urges ID link for Hong Kong and Chinese citizens
Bloomberg, March 5, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-05/tencent-ceo-urges-id-link-for-hong-kong-and-chinese-citizens

The increasing use of artificial intelligence is stoking privacy concerns in China
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2135713/increasing-use-artificial-intelligence-stoking-privacy-concerns

“飞屏”“VR”来袭 北京检方首次启用可视化系统公诉 (Beijing procurators provide witnesses with virtual reality technology to reconstruct crime scene in court)
Xinhua News Agency, March 1, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-03/01/c_1122474043.htm