Political and Legislative

President Biden to Issue Executive Order Safeguarding American Personal Data from Foreign Foes

President Biden will issue an executive order Wednesday preventing large-scale transfers of Americans’ personal data to U.S. adversaries, such as Russia, China and Iran.

The executive order directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish protections for genomic data, biometric data, personal health data, geolocation data, financial data and sensitive government-related data.

“Our intelligence community has made clear that ‘our adversaries increasingly view data as a strategic resource,’” a senior Biden administration official said on a call with reporters Tuesday evening.

Read the source article at The Hill

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