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Access Now urges action by 22 internet, mobile & telco cos., based on 2018 Corporate Accountability Index
Author: Access Now
In August 2018, Access Now wrote to the heads of 22 internet, mobile and telecommunications companies, outlining specific steps they can take to improve their disclosures about the policy and practices they use to safeguard digital rights. The lette...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: América Movil Apple AT&T Axiata Baidu Bharti Airtel Etisalat Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Kakao Corp Mail.ru Microsoft MTN Oath Inc (formerly Yahoo! & AOL (part of Verizon)) Ooredoo Orange Samsung Telefónica Tencent Twitter Vodafone Yandex
China: New phone with retractable camera reveals automatic activation of camera feature in certain applications raising concerns about monitoring
Author: Oiwan Lam, Global Voices (Netherlands)
"Chinese mobile phone cameras are not-so-secretly recording users’ activities", 9 Jul 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights
- Related companies: Baidu Telegram Messenger Tencent
2017 Corporate Accountability Index on digital rights reveals cos. do not disclose enough information to users
Author: Ranking Digital Rights (USA)
"Ranking Digital Rights: 2017 Corporate Accountability Index", 20 Sep 2017...
- Related stories: Ranking Digital Rights: Internet & telecommunications companies ranked on freedom of expression & privacy
- Related in-depth areas: Digital freedom Latest news on human rights defenders
- Related companies: Alphabet América Movil Apple AT&T Axiata Baidu Bharti Airtel Etisalat Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Kakao Corp Mail.ru Microsoft MTN Ooredoo Orange Samsung Telefónica Tencent Twitter Verizon Vodafone Yahoo! (part of Verizon)
New briefing informs investors about potential material risks related to digital rights
Author: Ranking Digital Rights (USA)
"Poor Digital Rights Performance - Who Pays the Price?", 20 Sep 2017...
- Related stories: Ranking Digital Rights: Internet & telecommunications companies ranked on freedom of expression & privacy
- Related in-depth areas: Digital freedom Latest news on human rights defenders
- Related companies: Alphabet América Movil Apple AT&T Axiata Baidu Bharti Airtel Etisalat Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Kakao Corp Mail.ru Microsoft MTN Ooredoo Orange Samsung Telefónica Tencent Twitter Verizon Vodafone Yahoo! (part of Verizon)
2017 Corporate Accountability Index evaluates 22 companies on their commitments to freedom of expression & privacy
Author: Ranking Digital Rights
"Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index", 23 Mar 2017...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on human rights defenders
- Related companies: Alphabet América Movil Apple AT&T Axiata Baidu Bharti Airtel Etisalat Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Kakao Corp Mail.ru Microsoft MTN Ooredoo Orange Samsung Telefónica Tencent Twitter Vodafone Yahoo!
Author: Pieterjan Van Leemputten, Le Vif (Belgique)
« Quelles entreprises internet respectent-elles le plus l'environnement? », 10 janvier 2017...
- Related companies: Alibaba.com Alphabet Amazon.com Apple Baidu Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Oracle Samsung Tencent
China moves closer to adopting controversial cyber security law
Author: Katie Bo Williams, Hill
China on Monday moved closer to adopting a controversial cyber security law after its parliament held a second reading of the draft rules, which carry significant consequences for domestic and foreign business and threaten greater censorship…The draft...
- Related stories: China: Controversial cybersecurity law passed, requires business to comply with further internet censorship rules
- Related companies: Alphabet Baidu Facebook Google (part of Alphabet)
China: Student with cancer died after receiving unqualified treatment led by paid-ads on Baidu, criticisms push company to change culture
Wei Zexi was a 21-year-old college student diagnosed with cancer. The Baidu (百度) search led Wei to treatment at the Second Hospital of Beijing Armed Police Corps, which turned out to be unsuccessful. The hospital claimed that the treatment was based...
Chinese Internet Business and Human Rights
Author: Min Jiang, Business and Human Rights Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1
The dubious human rights record of foreign internet companies in China has been the subject of popular and scholarly scrutiny. This article surveys three recent developments in the intersection of information technology and human rights in China: (i)...
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China weaves a nasty web
Author: Bangkok Post
…Wuzhen will [host the] Second World Internet Conference…and will feature President Xi Jinping as the keynote speaker…...