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.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Facial recognition tech catches fugitive among huge crowd at pop concert in China
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2141387/facial-recognition-tech-catches-fugitive-among-huge-crowd-pop

Related:
一网上逃犯到南昌听张学友演唱会,被人像识别系统认出后落网 (Police arrests fugitive through facial recognition at concert filled with 10,000 spectators)
Jxnews.com.cn, April 10, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2068715

Report: Uyghurs in china forced to install surveillance app that leaves their data unsecured
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/report-uyghurs-in-china-forced-to-install-surveillance-app-that-leaves-their-data-unsecured-04102018164341.html

Related:
App targeting Uyghur population censors content, lacks basic security
Open Technology Fund, April 9, 2018
https://www.opentech.fund/article/app-targeting-uyghur-population-censors-content-lacks-basic-security/