
Caitlin Chin is a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she researches technology regulation in the United States and abroad. She previously worked as a research analyst at the Brookings Institution, where her projects centered around U.S. federal and state legislation related to information privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic bias. At Brookings, Chin coauthored "Bridging the gaps: A path forward to federal privacy legislation" (with Cameron Kerry, John Morris Jr., and Nicol Turner Lee), which put forward a comprehensive framework for national commercial privacy standards in the United States. In addition, she has published over two dozen other reports or commentaries on public policy issues including "Addressing Big Tech's power over speech" (with Bill Baer) and "Why Democrats and Republicans would benefit from hate crime protections for Asian Americans." Chin has spoken on C-SPAN, WOSU/NPR, and France 24, and her work has been cited by the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Future of Privacy Forum, among other organizations. She has a BA in government and Spanish from the University of Maryland and an MPP from Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. Her master's thesis, "Examining national privacy laws in the context of international trade," won a student paper award at the 48th Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy (TPRC48) in 2020. She was also a recipient of Public Knowledge's 20/20 Visionaries award in 2021.
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It’s the Perfect Time to Break Up Google’s Ad-Tech Monopoly
Caitlin Chin in Slate — January 27, 2023
TikTok and its parent company spent about $5.4 million on federal lobbying last year as it faced renewed threats of a ban
Caitlin Chin in Business Insider — January 25, 2023
Marketers on High Alert with DOJ ‘Out for Google’s Blood,’ Experts Say
Caitlin Chin in The Drum — January 25, 2023
TikTok bans in the South: Should you be worried about using the video app?
Caitlin Chin in The Tennessean — January 17, 2023
China’s Tech Giants Brace for a New Era of Slower Growth
Caitlin Chin in Bloomberg — January 4, 2023
Elon Musk Bought Twitter Just in Time for a Social Media Crackdown
Caitlin Chin in Slate — December 21, 2022
As its vilification grows, Tiktok’s future in the US remains in limbo
Caitlin Chin in South China Morning Post — December 20, 2022
US lawmakers unveil TikTok ban bill over China security fears
Caitlin Chin in BBC — December 13, 2022
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It’s the Perfect Time to Break Up Google’s Ad-Tech Monopoly
Commentary by Caitlin Chin — January 31, 2023

Elon Musk Bought Twitter Just in Time for a Social Media Crackdown
Commentary by Caitlin Chin — January 4, 2023

Book Event: The Fight for Privacy with Danielle Citron
Event by Caitlin Chin and Danielle Citron — December 5, 2022

Addressing Government Partnerships with Data Brokers
Event by Caitlin Chin , Elizabeth Goitein , Stacey Gray , Greg Nojeim , and Justin Sherman — November 7, 2022

The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: More Steps Needed to Repair Trust in Data Flows
Commentary by Caitlin Chin — October 24, 2022

U.S. Digital Privacy Troubles Do Not Start or End with TikTok
Commentary by Caitlin Chin — October 6, 2022

Technology’s Impact on the News Industry
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Chin — September 28, 2022

Stopping the Spread of Online Mis- and Disinformation
Event by Caitlin Chin , Suzanne Spaulding , Samantha Bradshaw , Renée DiResta , and Caitlin Vogus — September 7, 2022

Disability Discrimination and Automated Surveillance Technologies
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Chin — August 25, 2022

The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Bill Exposes a Disinformation Divide
Commentary by Caitlin Chin — August 11, 2022
