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18 J. Hum. Rts. 590 (2019)
Protection of Basic Human Rights in the Application of Big Data to Counter Terrorism

handle is hein.journals/jrnlhmch18 and id is 588 raw text is: THE JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS VOL. 18 NO. 5 OCTOBER 2019 Protection of Basic Human Rights in the Application of Big Data to Counter Terrorism XIA Yu * & QI Yanping Abstract: In the era of big data, the ways people work, live and think have changed dramatically, and the social governance system is also being restructured. Achieving intelligent social governance has now become a national strategy. he application of big data technol- ogy to counterterrorism efforts has become a powerful weapon for all countries. However, due to the uncertainty, difficulty of interpretation and potential risk of discrimination in big data technology and algo- rithm models, basic human rights, freedom and even ethics are likely to be impacted and challenged. As a result, there is an urgent need to prioritize basic human rights and regulate the application of big data for counter terrorism purposes. The legislation and law enforcement regarding the use of big data to counter terrorism must be subject to constitutional and other legal reviews, so as to strike a balance between safeguarding national security and protecting basic human rights. Keywords: the application of big data to counter terrorism + al- gorithm discrimination * national security + basic human rights + the principle of balance The spread and escalation of terrorism in various regions have led to increas- ing multinational anti-terrorism efforts. Terrorist organizations such as the nefarious al-Qaeda, Islamic State, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese doomsday cult, Hamas, Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations, have launched many terrorist attacks worldwide, causing much loss of life and indeli- ble psychological damage on people across the world. The 9/11 incident in the United States, the attacks on U.S. embassies, the Moscow theater hostage incident, the Bali bombings, the Madrid train bombing, the hijacking incident in Ethiopia, the 7/7 bomb attacks in the United Kingdom, the three terrorist events in China including the 2013 Tiananmen Square terrorist attack in Beijing, the 2014 bombing in Urumqi in the Xin- jiang Uygur autonomous region and the 2014 Kunming railway station terrorist attack, as well as numerous other similar cases are typical of terrorist attacks. Terrorism has become a global problem, a barrier to peaceful development and the development of a * XIA Yu ( Yi-i), Doctoral Candidate, Intelligent Technology Research Center, School of law, Beijing Institute of Technology. **QI Yanping ( 3FR-* ), Professor, Director of MIIT Key Laboratory of Intelligent Technology Risks Legal Prevention and Control, School of Law, Beijing Institute of Technology.

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