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, August 16, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

法治课 | 短信、支付宝、微信等电子证据如何取证、举证? (Analysis of how electronic evidence is gathered, adduced from text messages, Alipay, WeChat)
The Paper, August 16, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2351914

How much do Chinese netizens care about data privacy?
Technode, August 15, 2018
https://technode.com/2018/08/15/china-netizens-data-privacy/

Tencent profit decline reflects China’s firmer state control
Financial Times, August 16, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/9e9c49ae-a10f-11e8-85da-eeb7a9ce36e4