The US Department of Justice has issued a final rule carrying out an executive order addressing the risk of Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data being accessed and exploited by China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries. Per the executive order, the countries of concern and covered persons can access, exploit, and weaponize the Americans’ personal data and US government-related data to conduct cyberattacks and influence activities, and track and create profiles of US citizens. This rule sets specific thresholds for personal data such as biometric identifiers, human genomic data, geolocation, health information, financial data, and personal identifiers, and details processes to obtain licenses authorizing specific data transactions.

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