UVA Data Points Podcast: TikTok and Data Governance

UVA Data Points sat down with Aynne Kokas, author of "Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty." Kokas, the C.K. Yen Professor at the Miller Center and an associate professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, examines the variety of issues related to the ongoing tech competition between the U.S. and China. For example, which apps and other technology platforms might the Chinese government be using for data-gathering purposes? How should U.S. policy respond to the increasingly complex data flows between the two countries?

This episode explores different approaches to data policy between the U.S. and China, the implications of these differences, and how China's digital silk road initiative is expanding its influence across the global digital economy. It also discusses the challenges of balancing economic benefits against concerns about national security and human rights, and the future of the technology industry in light of these trends.