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Mission Statement

Tech Integrity Project works to protect the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States by preventing American Big Tech companies from helping our adversaries, particularly the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). We educate presidential candidates and the public on the troubling business practices of companies like Microsoft and Apple who have sold out to China—aiding and abetting the CCP to gain access to China’s market and reap profits.


The American people and our hard-fought freedoms are what enabled these companies to become the behemoths they are today. They should put our country first. Instead, Big Tech is helping China with artificial intelligence, giving trade secrets to the CCP, and selling sensitive technologies to Chinese firms who serve China’s military and commit human rights atrocities.


The stakes are too high. Whichever country wins the race to artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies will rule the 21st century. We can’t afford to have American companies threatening our security. We oppose Big Tech business practices that help China, and we support policies that would restrict and prevent this behavior.   

Logan Shine

Executive Director

Logan brings nearly a decade of political and government relations experience which he leverages to provide his clients with invaluable insight into the process.

 

He previously served as policy advisor and legislative liaison for Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg from 2018-2021. Logan had unparalleled access to the Iowa legislature and worked across party lines to secure bipartisan support for significant tax reform, workforce initiatives, education, broadband, and economic development programs.

 

Following his tenure in the Governor’s office, Logan joined a national company as Vice President of Government Affairs. He gained insight into what corporations look for – results. In this leadership role, Logan was instrumental in positioning the company to successfully compete and receive a multi-million dollar award from the State.

 

Logan earned a law degree from Drake University where he received a specialized certificate in Legislative Practice which has allowed him to build relationships in both the Legislative and Executive branches of government.

Geoffrey Cain

Policy Director

Geoffrey Cain is a technologist and author whose bestselling books cover the dangers of technology gone awry and the importance of protecting democracy.


His recent book, The Perfect Police State, investigated the surveillance industry in China, where AI and other technologies, many developed and delivered by American Big Tech companies, were used to take away 1.8 million people to concentration camps and create the world's most brutal police state. The book was cited for the 2021 Cornelius Ryan Award from the Overseas Press Club for best nonfiction book on international affairs.


As a congressional innovation fellow, he served as a senior technology policy advisor on the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He regularly testifies before Congress on the threats of China's technologies and gives news commentary on CNN, Bloomberg TV, Fox News, and NPR.



Cain holds an MA with distinction in Asian studies from the University of London and a BA from George Washington University.

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Tech Integrity Project Commends Commerce IG’s Investigation into Counterstrategy on China’s Military-Civil Fusion

12 Jul, 2024
Washington, DC – Earlier this week, the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it was initiating an audit of the Bureau of Industry Security’s (BIS) efforts to combat China’s Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) program. Tech Integrity Project strongly supports this initiative. BIS’s role is critical to national security, and we must ensure that the agency is successfully combatting China’s attempts to steal U.S. innovations for their own military gain. China’s MCF is a systematic initiative by the government of China to build a “world class” military by 2049 by integrating key private industries (artificial intelligence, 5G, biotechnology, big data, private universities, semiconductors, energy) with military objectives and needs. It further blends private industry and government in China. The Department of Defense releases annually a list of Chinese companies that it identifies as participating in MCF. The Bureau of Industry and Security is an agency under the Department of Commerce that is responsible for issuing and enforcing export controls on dual-use technologies—technologies that are civilian in purpose but could have a potential military application, such as materials used for nuclear energy or advanced semiconductors. BIS’s imposition and enforcement of export restrictions is critical to ensure these technologies do not flow into adversarial countries for their misuse. It is imperative that American companies and the federal government are on the same page with combatting China’s ambitions. Some American Big Tech companies have an unfortunate record of contracting with Chinese companies in support of PRC government objectives and even working to undermine U.S. export control policy: Microsoft actively lobbied against upcoming regulations from BIS that would close a loophole in export controls, whereby otherwise restricted technologies through the cloud. Microsoft just recently announced that it would let Chinese companies exploit these loopholes. Amazon provided cloud service to sanctioned Chinese surveillance technology firms. Apple planned to use YTMC made semiconductors, despite evidence of military connections, for their next generation iPhones. YMTC was later designated as a MCF participant. While it may take possibly years for the Inspector General to complete its audit, we appreciate their recognition of BIS and its important role to prevent American technology from ending up in the hands of the Chinese military. ### About Tech Integrity Project: The Tech Integrity Project works to protect the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States by preventing Big Tech companies from aiding America’s adversaries. The organization works to educate presidential candidates and the public about the problematic business activities of U.S. tech companies in China and other adversarial nations, including capital investment, overseas research, transfer of trade secrets, and selling access to sensitive technologies. We’re calling on elected officials and candidates to sign our pledge . To stay updated and join our cause, click HERE .
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