Biden's executive order on protecting U.S. personal data from foreign adversaries
Brittany Thomas, Senior Regulatory Analyst (New York)
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.