In Singapore, a sensor ticks rapidly upward, logging the location of individu-als connected to a mobile network. Such data will register the trace of the digitally savvy citizen, while excluding others subjects such as the migrant or the elderly. In doing so, it constructs a very particular understanding of national territory.In Hong Kong, a protestor dons a gas mask, obscuring her face from cam-eras and the networks they are connected to. She is not only concerned about stopping the capture of this biometric data, but about preventing its transfer to the Mainland. In that territory, one both legally and operationally distinct from the island, her data could easily be weaponized against her.Deep beneath the Pacific, an undersea cable is switched on, funneling information from one continent to another. Though miles from a state capi-tal or a corporate headquarters, such infrastructure commands a certain ter-ritory, governing the data flows that mediate business and social life. While this technical empire is erected from cables and protocols, its operations grant a kind of authority or advantage, conferring a geopolitical edge.