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.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Michael Chertoff makes the case against back doors
Emptywheel, July 26, 2015
https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/07/26/michael-chertoff-makes-the-case-against-back-doors/

950 million Android phones can be hijacked by malicious text messages
Ars Technica, July 27, 2015
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/950-million-android-phones-can-be-hijacked-by-malicious-text-messages/