What key human rights and tech concerns do activists in East Asia have?
> In this episode we connect with Kuan-Ju Chou of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights.
"The current data protection act is not enough to protect human rights. It's outdated and vague."
https://media.apc.org/w/rh4PvBZST5F8QELe2P3SZ8?start=2m49s
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What key human rights and tech concerns do activists in East Asia have?
> We talked to You-Hao Lai, a practicing lawyer with Taiwan's Judicial Reform Foundation: "Digital authoritarianism and surveillance capitalism are the main issues. Governments and corporations are eroding personal autonomy."
https://media.apc.org/w/tnHTo18zSx4vVhXKnUhcoH?start=0s
- Listen to all episodes of our #LocalSoundBites here: https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-rightscon-2025-0
> What key human rights and tech concerns do activists in East Asia have?
"Privacy still falls under the radar in Taiwan. Our personal data protection law hasn't been meaningfully updated for over a decade," APC member @OCF1989 said.
https://media.apc.org/w/mM3zX9tGu4h4Hf6JBuRKiJ?start=1m52s
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What key human rights and tech concerns do local activists in East Asia have?
> Hear their voices in our #LocalSoundBites from Taipei.
- In our first episode, we talked to Mallie 謝莉君, from Taiwan-based organisation Feminist Leadership and Mobilization on the Edge.
"We have many cases of tech-facilitated gender-based violence in Taiwan. Since 2021, the government started investing resources in this area, after pressure from civil society."
https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-rightscon-2025-0
In this special series of Local Sound Bites at RightsCon 2025, we are talking to activists and digital rights defenders on the ground in Taipei about their work at the intersection of human rights and technology in East Asia.
"Since 2020, surveillance has increased globally and Japan is no exception."
In the fourth episode of our #LocalSoundBites , we spoke to Hamada Tadahisa, director of Tokyo-based Japan Computer Access for Empowerment.
https://videos.apc.org/u/apc/m/episode-4-local-sound-bites-at-the-internet-governance-forum-2023/
All episodes here: https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-igf-2023
"We need to update our data protection laws, prioritise human rights and expand civic tech in the public sector."
In the third episode of our #LocalSoundBites, we interviewed Rosa Kuo, from Open Culture Foundation, Taiwan .
All episodes here: https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-igf-2023
In the second episode of our #LocalSoundBites, we spoke to Byoung-il Oh, from the Korean Progressive Network @jinbonet
https://videos.apc.org/u/apc/m/episode-2-byoung-il-oh/
Listen to more Local Sound Bites in #EastAsia: https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-igf-2023 #IGF2023
In the first episode of our #LocalSoundBites #EastAsia, we talked to @toshimaru , professor at Toyama University and board member of @jcanet, a Japan-based organisation supporting social movements through the use of information and communications technology.
https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-igf-2023
The 18th Internet Governance Forum will taking place in Japan from 8-12 October. We invite you to the release of the daily episodes of #LocalSoundBites where we will learn from activists in #EastAsia.
https://videos.apc.org/u/apc/m/local-sound-bites-at-igf2023-teaser/
Stay tuned! https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-igf-2023 #IGF2023
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