Caitlin Chin

Caitlin Chin, a Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, dives into the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, particularly its ties to the Chinese government. She addresses state bans on the app and questions the effectiveness of these measures. Through lively discussion, Chin argues for a broader data protection framework rather than targeting TikTok alone. The dialogue also touches on the app’s data practices and the pressing need for Americans to gain control over their personal information, inspired by European standards.

In the last few weeks, over a dozen U.S. states have banned TikTok from government devices, citing national security concerns. A similar bill was included in the omnibus spending bill, requiring the social media video app to be removed from the devices used by federal agencies. But addressing the concerns over how the Chinese government could coerce TikTok’s parent company to get access to Americans' data raises interesting questions about the existing data protection and privacy frameworks in the U.S.To discuss what is going on, Lawfare’s Fellow in Technology Policy and Law Eugenia Lostri sat down with Caitlin Chin, a fellow with the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who has been closely following these developments. They discussed why TikTok is considered a national security threat to the United States, why a ban might not be the right solution to this problem, and her recommendations for what a comprehensive data protection framework should look like.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.