On 28 February, President Biden signed an executive order that aims to prevent countries of concern from procuring Americans' data, which may pose privacy, counterintelligence, blackmail, and other national security risks. The order directs the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to create rules to restrict and control the sale or transfer of certain sensitive information.

The blog post makes us think that we will see FTC action connected to unique identifiers in the near future, whether hashing or otherwise. Data buyers and providers should monitor this and consider how any actions might affect them.