Biden signs executive order to stop Russia and China from buying Americans’ personal data
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President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to limit the mass-sale of Americans’ personal data to “countries of concern,” including Russia and China.

Biden signs executive order to stop Russia and China from buying Americans’ personal data | The bulk sale of geolocation, genomic, financial and health data will be off-limits to “countries of conc…::President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to limit the mass-sale of Americans’ personal data to “countries of concern,” including Russia and China.

    • seedoubleyou@infosec.pubEnglish
      23·
      4 months ago

      How about American companies and institutions that have a physical presence in this country? Pretty sure these nation states already have their data. Too late and not even remotely enough IMO.

    • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      4 months ago

      This was specifically signed to protect America’s intelligence interests.

      We don’t care if China knows we are fat, lazy, and poor…we do want to make sure the fed are still getting that info.