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"
Sen. Wyden:
"The Administration’s decision to limit personal data flows only to a handful of countries of concern, like China, is a mistake. Authoritarian dictatorships like Saudi Arabia and UAE cannot be trusted with Americans' personal data," either. And ...
“The Administration has argued Congress should not ban the U.S. government from buying Americans' data, because such protections would put the U.S. at a disadvantage to China and Russia. With this EO, that argument is no longer valid”
Drew Harwell