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  • Apr 16, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

How China’s massive Digital Silk Road project threatens privacy around the globe

Most people are aware of the recent rise of China as an economic, political and military superpower. Less well known is China’s massive infrastructure program known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the signature project of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, unveiled in 2013. The scale of Xi’s ambitions is indicated by Morgan Stanley’s estimate … Continue reading “How China’s massive Digital Silk Road project threatens privacy around the globe”

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  • Jan 30, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Censorship, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

University of Minnesota student jailed in China for tweeting memes of Chinese President Xi Jinping: How was he caught?

In 2019, a twenty year old Chinese international student from the University of Minnesota was arrested, tried, and sentenced in China for tweets he made from an anonymous account while studying in America. The student, Luo Daiqing, was arrested when he returned home for summer break in 2019 and formally sentenced after a secret trial … Continue reading “University of Minnesota student jailed in China for tweeting memes of Chinese President Xi Jinping: How was he caught?”

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