By Shoaib Ehsan
Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 8 to 14 July 2017.
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Privacy and Surveillance
Amazon and WhatsApp ‘falling short over privacy’, says pressure group – The Guardian
Facebook rebuffs Malcolm Turnbull on laws to access encrypted messages for criminal investigations – The Sydney Morning Herald
Mind Reading Technology and the Right to Privacy – Being Libertarian
Spyware in Mexico Targeted Investigators Seeking Students – The New York Times
Trump campaign sued for privacy invasion by victims of DNC hack – Washington Times
Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech
Arab Gulf States: Assault on Online Activists – Human Rights Watch
Patriotic trolling: how governments endorse hate campaigns against critics – The Guardian
Technology must ‘foster, not hinder, free speech’ – dw.com
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