China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Using Your Data

China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Using Your Data

Author: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs December 16, 2022 Duration: 38:03

As digital technologies and social media have evolved to dominate our everyday lives, governments and businesses – at home and abroad - have been able to collect vast troves of our personal information. On Deep Dish, author Aynne Kokas explains why China has been so effective at collecting and "trafficking" the data of United States and other foreign citizens, and how this data could give them a geopolitical advantage. Plus, we hear from data privacy attorneys on the state of regulation protecting user data. 

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