Drew HarwellFeb 28, 2024

The Biden executive order we reported on Monday is being issued today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/26/biden-sensitive-data-china-ban/

Will block bulk sale of biometric, financial, genomic, geolocation and health data to China and other "countries of concern." White House called it "the most significant executive action any President has ever taken to protect Americans’ data security"

New Biden order would stem flow of Americans’ sensitive data to China

The effort aims to forestall foreign adversaries’ use of data to identify, target and surveil Americans.

The Washington Post
Show threadMrAptronym
@drewharwell Was excited until I read "to China" the US needs actual proper domestic data protections.
Feb 28, 2024 at 11:29amMastodon for Android
Show threadenoch_exe_incFeb 28, 2024

@MrAptronym @drewharwell That drew some concerns for me as well. Given the lack of a proper healthcare system in your country, isn’t it wiser to send this data to a country with not only one of the most extensive healthcare systems but also the highest research output in the world?

But, whatever. I’m sure the domestic info brokers will soon pick up the slack and nullify this act almost immediately.