In a recent report released by Congress, it has been revealed that top officials in the Biden administration attempted to conceal information about a suspected Chinese spy balloon from the public. The report was triggered by an incident back in April when two balloon-mounted devices were spotted hovering over Colorado, just miles away from two US Air Force bases. Although the US intelligence community initially dismissed the devices, claiming that they were likely used in some kind of commercial air fashion, further investigation subsequently revealed that they could have in fact been used for espionage. Alarmingly, the report released by Congress revealed that the Biden administration had attempted to conceal the information about the balloons from the public. Although the decision to do so was made by top intelligence officials, the report claimed that President Biden himself had been briefed on the incident. According to the report, the administration feared that revealing the information could cause alarm among citizens as well as US allies, who may have seen the activity as an attempt by China to gain information on their own defense capabilities. Despite the Biden administration’s attempts to conceal the information, the report has now been widely publicised, prompting a fevered fear and speculation that Chinese-originated espionage devices may be present in the US without public knowledge. Though the full implications of this information remains to be seen, it has certainly caused alarm at the highest levels of government. In response to the report, the Biden administration released a statement condemning China, calling their actions “an unacceptable violation of US sovereignty”. Ultimately, this is yet another example of how technology has enabled countries to obtain information that was previously unobtainable. With technology advancing at an incredible rate, one can only expect further instances such as this in the coming months, as the world’s greatest powers struggle for dominance in the digital age.