Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Kokas Aynne
Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Kokas Aynne From TikTok and Fortnite to Grindr and Facebook, Aynne Kokas delivers an urgent look into the technology firms…
Specifikacia Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Kokas Aynne
Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Kokas Aynne
From TikTok and Fortnite to Grindr and Facebook, Aynne Kokas delivers an urgent look into the technology firms that gather our data, and how the Chinese government is capitalizing on this data flow for political gain.On August 6, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a ban on TikTok in the United States, requiring that the owner, Beijing-based Bytedance, sell the company to American investors or shut it down. American suitors like Walmart and Oracle tried to make a deal with Bytedance to keep the platform operating in the US. Legions of TikTokers were devastated at the possible loss of their beloved platform, and for what: a political grudge with China?
The Chinese government refused to let Bytedance sell TikTok on national security grounds. But then something curious happened. As it turns out, the pandemic era platform for dance challenges is a Chinese government