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.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国科技巨擘竞逐人工智能 (Chinese technology giants compete to develop AI)
Financial Times, December 21, 2017
https://www.ftchinese.com/story/001075569

国产APP软件私闯网民禁地 关闭通讯录仍如无掩鸡笼(Chinese apps access chat records without user authorization)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-12202017103517.html

男子私自搭建VPN服务器非法获利50余万元被判刑 (Man is sentenced to 5 years and fined RMB 500,000 for building VPN)
JCRB.Com, Dec 20, 2017
http://news.jcrb.com/jszx/201712/t20171220_1827177.html

腾讯发布“谣言治理年度报告”:拦截谣言5亿次 (Tencent intercepted rumors over 500 million times, its “Annual Report of Managing Rumors” says)
The Paper, Dec 20, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1914787

中宣部等印发通知要求进一步加强社会主义核心价值观网上传播(Central Propaganda Department issues notice requiring stepped-up dissemination of socialist core values online)
Xinhua, Dec 17, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-12/17/c_1122123232.htm