India, Feb. 29 -- President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect Americans' sensitive personal data from exploitation by countries of concern.
It will authorize the Attorney General to prevent the large-scale transfer of Americans' personal data to countries of concern and provides safeguards around other activities that can give those countries access to sensitive data.
"Buying data through data brokers is currently legal in the United States, and that reflects a gap in our national security. Today, we are taking narrowly crafted steps to close that gap," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a news conference.
As a result of the EO, the Department of Justice will begin a process to put regulations in plac...