China has used big data to trace and control the outbreak of COVID-19. This has involved a significant endeavour to build new technologies and expand its already extensive surveillance infrastructure across the country. In our recent study, we show how the State Council, the highest administrative government unit in China, plans to retain some of […]
Author Archives: Alexander Trauth-Goik
Alex Trauth-Goik is a PhD candidate at the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry at the University of Wollongong. His current research focuses on cross-cultural perceptions and justifications for digital technologies and the ways in which big data is being used to govern populations as part of China’s Social Credit System. Alex has previously worked as a media intelligence analyst and graduated in 2017 with First Class Honours in International Studies majoring in Chinese Mandarin from the University of Wollongong. He has delivered guest lecturers on his PhD research at Monash University, the University of Melbourne and abroad for Arizona State University.
