"White House Executive Order Targets Sale of Americans' Personal Data to Foreign Powers"

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President Biden is set to issue an executive order aimed at restricting foreign governments' ability to purchase sensitive personal data of Americans, such as health and geolocation information, due to national security concerns. The order will empower the Justice Department to regulate commercial transactions that pose a risk to national security and require better protection of sensitive government information, including data on US military members. The move comes in response to the growing threat of foreign powers buying Americans' personal data from data brokers, with a focus on countries like China and Russia.
- White House looks to curb foreign powers’ ability to buy Americans’ sensitive personal data with executive order CNN
- Biden Acts to Stop Sales of Sensitive Personal Data to China and Russia The New York Times
- Biden to issue executive order aimed at protecting Americans’ sensitive data from China, other 'hostile countries' CNBC
- U.S. to Limit Sales of Americans' Personal Data to China, Other Adversaries The Wall Street Journal
- Biden orders crackdown on selling Americans' personal data abroad The Verge
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