Posted 2/28/2024, 1:47:32 PM
Biden to Set New Data Privacy Rules Shielding Americans from Foreign Surveillance
- Biden to issue executive order to protect Americans' personal data from "countries of concern" like China that could misuse it
- Order aims to set security standards to prevent data access and limit data broker sales of sensitive information like health, location, financial, etc.
- Cites risks of surveillance, tracking, blackmail, intimidation of dissidents if hostile nations access data
- Builds on efforts around port cybersecurity, Congressional scrutiny of data broker industry
- Seeks to balance data privacy, national security, and open internet with public interest protections