Facebook confirms data-sharing agreements with Chinese firms
Facebook confirmed to have data-sharing partnership with Chinese firms including Huawei, a company US intelligence previously flagged as a security threat.
The agreements gave the Chinese firms some access to users' data to help them build Facebook "experiences" on their smartphones.
The New York Times reported that Facebook had given at least 60 device-makers access to users' data and their Facebook friends without obtaining explicit consent and that in some cases the details were stored on the firms' own servers.
A report by the committee asked whether the firms were too close to China's Communist Party and its military. It also suggested their products and services could pose a long-term security threat to the US.
Source: BBC #Jun06
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44379593?fbclid=IwAR1pz0PUZpD_MKewFO-ueUimKqZ6I6Ihz3g_DLiUQVTvOX9-KsnBPuoKKzA
#Facebook #DataSharing #FacebookChina
Facebook confirmed to have data-sharing partnership with Chinese firms including Huawei, a company US intelligence previously flagged as a security threat.
The agreements gave the Chinese firms some access to users' data to help them build Facebook "experiences" on their smartphones.
The New York Times reported that Facebook had given at least 60 device-makers access to users' data and their Facebook friends without obtaining explicit consent and that in some cases the details were stored on the firms' own servers.
A report by the committee asked whether the firms were too close to China's Communist Party and its military. It also suggested their products and services could pose a long-term security threat to the US.
Source: BBC #Jun06
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44379593?fbclid=IwAR1pz0PUZpD_MKewFO-ueUimKqZ6I6Ihz3g_DLiUQVTvOX9-KsnBPuoKKzA
#Facebook #DataSharing #FacebookChina
Why are calls growing to investigate the Wuhan lab leak theory?
There is growing public support among the world’s scientific community for fully exploring the possibility the coronavirus may have emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, leading to the global outbreak that has killed more than 3.7 million people worldwide.
The lab leak theory was largely sidelined in public scientific debate in the early days of the outbreak, after the first cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, were confirmed in the central Chinese city in late 2019.
Source: Aljazeera #Jun06
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/6/calls-to-consider-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-have-grown-why-now
#China #Covid19 #Wuhan #Lab
There is growing public support among the world’s scientific community for fully exploring the possibility the coronavirus may have emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, leading to the global outbreak that has killed more than 3.7 million people worldwide.
The lab leak theory was largely sidelined in public scientific debate in the early days of the outbreak, after the first cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, were confirmed in the central Chinese city in late 2019.
Source: Aljazeera #Jun06
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/6/calls-to-consider-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-have-grown-why-now
#China #Covid19 #Wuhan #Lab
Hungary's proposed Fudan campus stirred public anger, prime minister promised to hold referendum for public's decision
Source: Stand News #Jun06
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Hungary's proposed Fudan campus stirred public anger, prime minister promised to hold referendum for public's decision
A proposed campus of China's Fudan University in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, sparked a demonstration by 10,000 people on the 5th of this month against it. Local media later quoted government officials as saying that a referendum was planned for early 2023, at which point the people of Budapest could decide whether they wanted the Fudan campus. Reuters reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promised on Thursday (10) to hold a referendum on a planned campus establishment for Chinese Fudan University.
Hungary will hold a general election early next year, and analysts say Viktor Orbán is shelving the campus project to defuse political tensions.
Hungarian pro-government media quoted Gergely Gulyas, Minister of Office to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, saying that plans for a Fudan campus have not yet begun. He also said that a referendum would be held in Budapest in early 2023 after the plan takes shape, at which point locals can decide whether they want a Fudan campus. In the past, Orbán has given up on promoting unpopular projects, such as a tax on Internet traffic.
Source: Stand News #Jun06
https://bit.ly/3hktw16
#Hungary #FudanUni #Budapest #Orbán
A proposed campus of China's Fudan University in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, sparked a demonstration by 10,000 people on the 5th of this month against it. Local media later quoted government officials as saying that a referendum was planned for early 2023, at which point the people of Budapest could decide whether they wanted the Fudan campus. Reuters reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promised on Thursday (10) to hold a referendum on a planned campus establishment for Chinese Fudan University.
Hungary will hold a general election early next year, and analysts say Viktor Orbán is shelving the campus project to defuse political tensions.
Hungarian pro-government media quoted Gergely Gulyas, Minister of Office to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, saying that plans for a Fudan campus have not yet begun. He also said that a referendum would be held in Budapest in early 2023 after the plan takes shape, at which point locals can decide whether they want a Fudan campus. In the past, Orbán has given up on promoting unpopular projects, such as a tax on Internet traffic.
Source: Stand News #Jun06
https://bit.ly/3hktw16
#Hungary #FudanUni #Budapest #Orbán
Hong Kong’s Top Court Overturns Journalist’s Conviction
Bao Choy Asks: How Can the Damage to Press Freedom in the City Be Rectified?
Source: The Collective HK; #Jun06
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Bao Choy Asks: How Can the Damage to Press Freedom in the City Be Rectified?
Source: The Collective HK; #Jun06
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Hong Kong’s Top Court Overturns Journalist’s Conviction
Bao Choy Asks: How Can the Damage to Press Freedom in the City Be Rectified?
In an extended 30-month ordeal that encompassed her arrest, a significant legal setback, and persistent appeals that reached the Court of Final Appeal, Bao Choy Yu-ling, the former producer of Hong Kong Radio Television (#RTHK) program "Hong Kong Connection," finally achieved a momentous victory in the highly contentious "license plate search case" on June 5.
During the production of the episode "7.21: Who Owns The Truth?", Choy's team used the government's vehicle registry to look up cars used by the violent mob who indiscriminately attacked train passengers and civilians in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019. They discovers that some of the cars belonged to village representatives and pro-government leaders in the Yuen Long area. The documentary has since won journalism awards, though the government-owned RTHK had refused to acknowledge them.
Instead, in 2021, the government persecuted Choy's team based on their use of the vehicle registry, until the Court of Final Appeal handed down its decision this week in Choy's favor.
In response to the verdict, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, John Lee Ka-chiu, bitterly asserted on June 6 that the government will improve the procedures and guidelines for license plate searches, underscoring that the court's ruling demonstrates the fairness and impartiality of Hong Kong's judicial system.
In rebuttal, Bao Choy questioned, "I wonder how many 'defendants' have the time and resources to advocate for the supposed fairness and impartiality mentioned by the Chief Executive?"
She conveyed that throughout the course of the case, journalists faced "intimidation" during their license plate searches, leaving the question of how the inflicted damage can be rectified.
Source: The Collective HK; #Jun06
http://bitly.ws/Ho7u
See also:
Hong Kong Connection - 7.21: Who Owns the Truth - video translated by Real Hong Kong News
https://youtu.be/4rImPpE3p2U
“7.21: Who Owns the Truth" wins #PressFreedomAward, but rejected by RTHK; producers accept award on behalf of production team
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29773
Hong Kong Journalist Stands Trial Over Use of Online License Plate Search
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29285
#BaoChoy #JusticeDelayed #PressFreedom
Bao Choy Asks: How Can the Damage to Press Freedom in the City Be Rectified?
In an extended 30-month ordeal that encompassed her arrest, a significant legal setback, and persistent appeals that reached the Court of Final Appeal, Bao Choy Yu-ling, the former producer of Hong Kong Radio Television (#RTHK) program "Hong Kong Connection," finally achieved a momentous victory in the highly contentious "license plate search case" on June 5.
During the production of the episode "7.21: Who Owns The Truth?", Choy's team used the government's vehicle registry to look up cars used by the violent mob who indiscriminately attacked train passengers and civilians in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019. They discovers that some of the cars belonged to village representatives and pro-government leaders in the Yuen Long area. The documentary has since won journalism awards, though the government-owned RTHK had refused to acknowledge them.
Instead, in 2021, the government persecuted Choy's team based on their use of the vehicle registry, until the Court of Final Appeal handed down its decision this week in Choy's favor.
In response to the verdict, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, John Lee Ka-chiu, bitterly asserted on June 6 that the government will improve the procedures and guidelines for license plate searches, underscoring that the court's ruling demonstrates the fairness and impartiality of Hong Kong's judicial system.
In rebuttal, Bao Choy questioned, "I wonder how many 'defendants' have the time and resources to advocate for the supposed fairness and impartiality mentioned by the Chief Executive?"
She conveyed that throughout the course of the case, journalists faced "intimidation" during their license plate searches, leaving the question of how the inflicted damage can be rectified.
Source: The Collective HK; #Jun06
http://bitly.ws/Ho7u
See also:
Hong Kong Connection - 7.21: Who Owns the Truth - video translated by Real Hong Kong News
https://youtu.be/4rImPpE3p2U
“7.21: Who Owns the Truth" wins #PressFreedomAward, but rejected by RTHK; producers accept award on behalf of production team
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29773
Hong Kong Journalist Stands Trial Over Use of Online License Plate Search
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29285
#BaoChoy #JusticeDelayed #PressFreedom
thecollectivehk
查車牌案｜特首指會改進查冊指引 蔡玉玲：傷害已造成怎彌補？ - 集誌社
由被捕、敗訴、上訴至終審法院，經歷 了30個月，香港電台《鏗鏘集》前編導蔡玉玲，昨日（5日）就「車牌查冊案」獲終極勝訴。特首李家超今日（6日)
Injuction of "Glory to Hong Kong"
Department of Justice applied to the court for an injunction for the song "Glory to Hong Kong". The court order bans playing the lyrics, the rhythm, and the tune of the song with any method, under the intention to incite others tocommit the crime of secession.
The government spokesperson indicated that the content of the song contains slogans that was judged to be incitement by the court. In addition, the song was misrepresented as "Hong Kong Anthem", insulting the Anthem. He added, applying for the injunction is to protect national security and country's sovereignty. Freedom of speech is not absolute that this "legitimate purpose" conforms to the Bill of Right.
(Editor note: By the time of doing this news translation, iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube are subsequently removing "Glory to Hong Kong" from their lists. Yet, the songwriting team said they are discssing some details with the streaming platforms.
The court trial was scheduled for 12th June but delayed to 21st July)
Source: The Collective HK #Jun06
https://www.facebook.com/100090517773995/posts/pfbid022fvgwa8vkFdM8mxYtQsLLRmQBNbgq6tzq5dnPsfUrZQNhREPeSHf2gMkSNDxLTvCl/?mibextid=cr9u03
#GlorytoHongKong
Department of Justice applied to the court for an injunction for the song "Glory to Hong Kong". The court order bans playing the lyrics, the rhythm, and the tune of the song with any method, under the intention to incite others tocommit the crime of secession.
The government spokesperson indicated that the content of the song contains slogans that was judged to be incitement by the court. In addition, the song was misrepresented as "Hong Kong Anthem", insulting the Anthem. He added, applying for the injunction is to protect national security and country's sovereignty. Freedom of speech is not absolute that this "legitimate purpose" conforms to the Bill of Right.
(Editor note: By the time of doing this news translation, iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube are subsequently removing "Glory to Hong Kong" from their lists. Yet, the songwriting team said they are discssing some details with the streaming platforms.
The court trial was scheduled for 12th June but delayed to 21st July)
Source: The Collective HK #Jun06
https://www.facebook.com/100090517773995/posts/pfbid022fvgwa8vkFdM8mxYtQsLLRmQBNbgq6tzq5dnPsfUrZQNhREPeSHf2gMkSNDxLTvCl/?mibextid=cr9u03
#GlorytoHongKong
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