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, August 06, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google eyes China cloud tie-ups
Bloomberg, August 6, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=198687&sid=2&sid=2

British putting Huawei under spotlight over use of US firm’s ageing software
Reuters, August 5, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2158312/british-putting-huawei-under-spotlight-over-use-us-firms-ageing

Drones, facial recognition and a social credit system: 10 ways China watches its citizens
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2157883/drones-facial-recognition-and-social-credit-system-10-ways-china