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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Global business groups urge Beijing to delay cybersecurity law
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2094450/global-business-groups-urge-beijing-delay-cybersecurity-law

Related:
全球54贸易团体呼吁北京推迟实施网络安全法 (54 trade groups around the world call for delay on implementation of cybersecurity law in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-05152017101900.html

China issues cybersecurity alert as ransomware attack highlights security loopholes
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ransomeware-05152017113234.html

Related:
China, addicted to bootleg software, reels from ransomware attack
The New York Times, May 15, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/business/china-ransomware-wannacry-hacking.html

Monday, December 12, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China riot police seal off city center after smog protesters put masks on statues
The Guardian, December 12, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/12/china-riot-police-seal-offcity-centre-after-smog-protesters-put-masks-on-statues

Xinjiang, tense Chinese region, adopts strict Internet controls
新疆网络管控新规严惩“虚假信息”
The New York Times, December 10, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/world/asia/xinjiang-china-uighur-internet-controls.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161212/xinjiang-china-uighur-internet-controls/

Friday, December 09, 2016

Thursday, December 08, 2016

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Graft buster says officials’ interrogations should be recorded
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2052308/graft-buster-says-officials-interrogations-should-be

China’s securities Czar takes aim at new-money Barbarians
The Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/12/05/chinas-securities-czar-takes-aim-at-new-money-barbarians/

Monday, December 05, 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Thursday, November 24, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Facebook 被指暗中開發審查工具,為進軍中國大陸鋪路 (Facebook allegedly develops censorship tool to get back into China)
The Initium, November 23, 2016
https://theinitium.com/article/20161123-dailynews-facebook-censorship/

曹建明在第十一届中国法学青年论坛上强调, 推动互联网治理与法治协调发展 (At 11th Chinese Legal Studies National Youth Conference, Procurator-General Cao Jianming emphasizes promoting coordinated development of Internet governance and rule of law)
People's Procuratorate Daily, November 19, 2016
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201611/t20161119_1681905.html

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Facebook said to create censorship tool to get back into China
The New York Times, November 22, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/technology/facebook-censorship-tool-china.html

Microsoft’s Chinese chatbot encounters sensitive words
China Digital Times, November 22, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/11/microsofts-chinese-chatbot-encounters-sensitive-words/

China launches world’s longest quantum communication line
The Hindu, November 20, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/China-launches-world%E2%80%99s-longest-quantum-communication-line/article16668990.ece

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

网络反恐:豺狼来了有猎枪 (Internet counterterrorism: shotguns ready for coming wolves)
Sina News, November 18, 2016
https://perma.cc/5PES-C7UK

中企回应美媒“留后门”质疑:请尊重事实真相 (Shanghai IT Company responds to U.S. media’s suspicion of it leaving “backdoors" in its software: Please respect the real truth)
Global Times, November 18, 2016
https://perma.cc/KQV4-68EH

中国公司被指在安卓手机留“后门” (Chinese company accused of leaving a "backdoor" in Android cellphones)
The New York Times, November 16, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20161116/china-phones-software-security/

Monday, November 21, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

No surprise: Backdoors and spyware on smartphones is the norm in China
Global Voices, November 19, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/11/19/no-surprise-backdoors-and-spyware-on-smartphones-is-the-norm-in-china/

China says terrorism, fake news impel greater global internet curbs
Reuters, November 19, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKBN13F01K

Friday, November 18, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China builds a brave new online world behind the wire
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2047028/china-builds-brave-new-online-world-behind-wire

China doubles down on Internet control after tough new law
Voice of America, November 17, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-internet-control/3600962.html

Xi Jinping pushes China’s vision for the worldwide web
Financial Times, November 16, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/482bcfd0-abd0-11e6-9cb3-bb8207902122

Thursday, November 17, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Communist Party leadership calls for fairer global governance of Internet
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2046645/communist-party-leadership-calls-fairer-global

Related:
《网络安全法》通过后 中国举办第三次世界互联网大会习近平再提网络主权 (China holds 3rd World Internet Conference after Cybersecurity Law passed, Xi Jinping reiterates about “cyber sovereignty”)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-11162016103016.html

Secret back door in some U.S. phones sent data to China, analysts say
中国公司被指在安卓手机留“后门”
The New York Times, November 16, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-software-security.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20161116/china-phones-software-security/dual/

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Booming e-businesses amid tight censorship ... can China have it both ways with the Internet?
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2046121/booming-e-businesses-amid-tight-censorship-can-china

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Thursday, September 01, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China sets new tone in drafting cybersecurity rules: Allows Microsoft, Cisco, other foreign tech companies join influential Technical Committee 260
The Wall Street Journal, August 31, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-moves-to-ease-foreign-concerns-on-cybersecurity-controls-1472132575

China: The new world leader in mobile technology
The Diplomat, August 31, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/china-the-new-world-leader-in-mobile-technology/

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

虚商渠道混乱, 网上身份信息公开售, 开卡软件“无限开卡” (Channels for virtual operators are chaotic, but identity information is being openly sold online, SIM activation software offers “unlimited card activation”)
Beijing Times, August 30, 2016
https://perma.cc/68K9-65CW

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

我们怎么就成了“透明人” (How did we become “transparent people”?)
Procuratorate Daily, August 29, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160829/20160829_001/20160829_001_5.htm

Monday, August 29, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国邀请外国公司参与网络安全规则制定 (China invites foreign companies to participate in the development of Internet security regulations)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-08262016104941.html