Introducing: The Technonationalism Issue

Want consumer privacy? Try China

Sponsored by Fundrise The Download Your daily dose of what's up in emerging technology 08.20.20 Good morning! Today: read our latest magazine issue on technonationalism, and why your perceptions on data privacy in China are probably wrong. Get your friends to sign up here to get The Download every day. How technology is increasingly becoming a tool of geopolitical power   In the last few decades, the received wisdom among global elites has been that technology tends to make the world flatter, smaller, more open, and more equal, writes our editor-in-chief Gideon Lichfield in the opening essay of our latest print issue. This now seems increasingly false, or at least simplistic. Countries are vying for dominance in technologies that could give them a strategic advantage: communications, energy, AI, surveillance, agricultural tech, cybersecurity, military tech … and now, amidst a global pandemic, medicine and manufacturing. The urge for nations to amass technological prowess and use it as an instrument of geopolitical power is what we mean by technonationalism.  The thesis of the latest issue of MIT Technology Review that the post–Cold War order was already splintering, and covid-19 is finishing the job. The biggest driving force in this trend is China’s rise as a tech superpower and the US’s consequent belligerence as its supremacy comes under threat. Here are just some of the must-reads from the magazine: Mara Hvistendahl looks at how US law enforcement has gotten mixed up in the rivalry between Western and Chinese agriculture giants, and at how China’s government sweeps up data all around the world. James Temple shows how central China has become to renewable-­energy technology. Steven Feldstein argues technonationalism plays a part in the strengthening of other autocracies too. Evan Gershkovich writes about Russian tech giant Yandex’s uneasy relationship with the Kremlin. Sonia Faleiro looks at the Indian government’s attempts to control information by simply shutting down the internet for periods of time. Richard Kemeny reports on how Brazil is becoming a surveillance state. Rowan Moore Gerety delves into why America’s once-vibrant manufacturing sector, which switched nimbly to a war footing in the 1940s, now can’t churn out enough masks and equipment to keep citizens safe. Krithika Varagur talks to people on the pandemic’s front lines in several of the countries that have done best against the disease. Kati Krause and Patrick Leger take a closer look at Germany—a federal system like the US, but one where clear leadership from the top has produced a very different outcome. Read the full magazine and subscribe to get the next issue delivered to your door. Podcast: Want consumer privacy? Try China The narrative in the US that the Chinese don’t care about data privacy is simply misguided, writes Karen Hao. It’s true that the Chinese government has built a sophisticated surveillance apparatus (with the help of Western companies), and continues to spy on its citizenry.  But when it comes to what companies can do with people’s information, China is rapidly moving toward a data privacy regime that, in aligning with the European Union’s GDPR, is far more stringent than any federal law on the books in the US. This week on MIT Technology Review’s Deep Tech podcast, she joins our editor-in-chief, Gideon Lichfield, to discuss how consumers’ private data is protected in the world’s largest surveillance state. Listen to the episode. We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet 'em at me.)   + These birds’ mating dances are amazing and, at times, hilarious.   + Speaking of which, here’s some (truly incredible) advice on how to get a husband from 1958.   + A lesson on the perils of poor spelling.   + Guided meditation. With dogs!   + You can’t beat a classic salade Niçoise on a sunny August day. (New Yorker $) Sponsor Message Real estate investing now at your fingertips with Fundrise With its ability to earn consistent income, track record of long-term appreciation, and capacity to diversify an investment portfolio, real estate is used by many smart investors, such as endowment managers, to build long-term wealth. Now retail investors can utilize the same strategies, thanks to Fundrise. Find out how more than 130,000 investors of every size are investing in institutional-quality private real estate, today. Learn more here. Fundrise's Legal Disclaimer The top ten must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The spread of coronavirus is slowing in the US Hotspots like Arizona and Florida have seen cases fall. But there are warning signs in the Midwest. (Axios)   + The global picture of where cases are rising and where they’re falling. (NYT $)   + What we’ve learned about the virus, and what we still don’t know. (Nature)   + Alabama is taking a hugely risky bet and reopening universities. (NYT $) 2 Contact tracing apps are only one part of the pandemic fight The technology still requires manual contact tracing, social distancing, and mass testing in order to be effective. (TR)   + A Michigan college provided a case study in how NOT to use apps to combat covid-19. (TechCrunch)   + How an indigenous community in Brazil used tech to contain the coronavirus. (Slate) 3 Wuhan officials kept Beijing in the dark over the coronavirus outbreak The fear of reprisals had devastating consequences. (NYT $) 4 Facebook is under fire in India for alleged pro-government bias Politicians who belong to the ruling party seem to get a free pass to spread hate speech. (Reuters)   + One of Facebook’s top execs in India has herself shared anti-Muslim posts. (Buzzfeed) 5 Trump has warm words for QAnon  “I don’t know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate.” (NPR)   + Facebook is finally cracking down on QAnon groups (which have been linked with numerous acts of violence.) (Recode)   + Inside the meme-fueled, morphing rise of these extremist groups. (NYT $)   + It’s too late to stop QAnon. (TR)  6 When Slack turns ugly Your company still has a culture, even if everyone is at home. (WSJ $)   + Still, better than being in an office breathing in clouds of coronavirus. (Wired UK) 7 Apple has become the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion Its value has increased fivefold since Tim Cook took over as CEO. (WP $)   + No one industry has dominated the US economy as much as tech for at least 70 years. (NYT $) 8 Could robots stop other robots from being abused? 🤖 Don’t hurt robots. They will remember during the uprising. (IEEE Spectrum) 9 Influencers wouldn’t stop throwing huge parties, so LA cut power to their house Mayor Eric Garcetti is not messing around. (NYT $)   + Houses can be influencers now, too. (The Verge) 10 China is clamping down on “mukbang” eating videos 🍽️ It can all be traced back to President Xi Jinping’s push for people to fight against food waste. (BBC) Lead a cyber-resilient organization. Join us at CyberSecure for strategies and practical guidance on cyber prevention and incident response. Register now. Take a stand “This is the only country in the world where having Covid is a crime.” —Venezuelan opposition activist Sergio Hidalgo tells the New York Times that police officers showed up at his door after he came down with symptoms of the disease, accusing him of infecting the community. Top image credit: Pablo Delcan Please send mating dances to hi@technologyreview.com. Follow me on Twitter at @charlottejee. Thanks for reading! —Charlotte Was this newsletter forwarded to you, and you'd like to see more? Sign up for free Leading with Innovation. Join us online, October 19-22. *View this in a browser You received this newsletter because you subscribed with your email address *Edit email preferences   |   *Unsubscribe from all emails Follow us: MIT Technology Review One Main Street Cambridge, MA 02142

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