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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.

Media Inquiries

Op-Ed: The tariff test: Big Tech’s moment of truth in China

By Stewart Crew • June 23, 2025
Imagine running your company out of a high-tech campus with armed guards at the gates, listening devices in the walls and a landlord who insists you turn over your blueprints to keep the lights on. Most executives would scramble for the exits. But for years, American tech companies made peace with that setup in China. Now, exposed by tariffs, they’re feeling the consequences of their devilish bargain. By inviting scrutiny, the tariffs are forcing Big Tech to confront the vulnerabilities they long ignored: their excessive reliance on Chinese manufacturing, their reckless partnerships with companies connected to an authoritarian government and their transfer of sensitive technology into the hands of America’s largest adversary.  The results of the stress test of tariffs? They revealed that when forced to choose between shareholder returns and geopolitical alignment, many companies opted for market access — until that access came with a higher price.

Cain: Microsoft Handing Training, Technology to China

February 10, 2025
According to the New York Post, a t least four current DeepSeek employees previously worked at Microsoft Research Asia, three of whom spent at least five years as research interns at Microsoft. “If you’re working for Microsoft for five years at any other job, that’s enough time to climb into a mid-senior or senior position,” said Geoffrey Cain, policy director at the Tech Integrity Project, in a New York Post article about Microsoft’s AI research lab in China . “Your typical intern does not spend five years developing AI software with that title, only to go on and to help release one of the most successful AI releases of all time.” “This is a deeper problem,” Cain added. “It’s that Microsoft is handing the training and the technology to China. It’s not necessary for these software developers in Microsoft to literally hand the tech to the CCP. They don’t even need to do that because Microsoft does it for them." Of equal concern, according to experts, is the fact that Microsoft Research Asia serves as a proving ground for some of China’s best tech talent – many of whom later utilize their expertise to start or work at firms that directly compete with US interests with the backing of the Chinese Communist Party. You can read the full article HERE . ### Tech Integrity Project is dedicated to ending this collusion. 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 policymakers 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.