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TikTok: “Everything is seen in China.”
June 21, 2022
This excellent piece of reporting by Buzzfeed News has not received any attention in the mainstream media, but it is incredibly important. It completely shatters the myth that the parent company of TikTok, namely ByteDance, does not have access to the incredible volume of data that the service generates in the United States. That means […]
A great map showing Chinese hacks against American targets
June 9, 2022
The evidence is mounting that the Chinese government has thoroughly penetrated American telecommunications and computing systems. The National Security Agency has compiled this map of 700 targets, as obtained by NBC News. What are the Chinese doing with all the data they are stealing and all the system penetrations they have achieved. As Mike McLaughlin and […]
A fascinating test case of China’s power in Washington
May 16, 2022
The two houses of Congress are locked in a struggle over a large bill that would pump $52 billion into the American semiconductor industry, giving it a lift at a time when China is striving mightily to catch up. The bill would presumably postpone the day when China could achieve anything approaching parity. It currently […]
Europeans Ahead on Figuring Out How to Regulate Big Tech
April 7, 2022
This article is from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University. CSET hosts some of the smartest people on the planet, in my humble estimation. The Euros have figured out to define “core platform services.” The EU’s New Digital Act Could Mean Big Changes for Tech Giants: On March 24, European Union leaders reached […]
My interview: How Cyber Stands at The Heart of the Competition with China and Russia
March 28, 2022
American CEOs Must Rethink “Globalization”
March 24, 2022
I have been involved in this grand debate since driving to Midland, Michigan in the mid-1970s to interview Dow Chemical CEO Carl Gerstacker, who argued that he wanted to buy an island not governed by any nation-state to domicile his company. He believed Dow should become independent of any government. Here’s where we are today: https://asiatimes.com/2022/03/covid-and-war-reshoring-america-inc/
