New executive order bans mass sale of personal data to China, Russia

The report outlines a U.S. executive order directing the Department of Justice to restrict bulk sales and transfers of Americans’ sensitive data (including genomic, biometric, health, geolocation, financial, and PII) to countries of concern such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela, and to establish new national security-driven regulations for risky data transactions. It highlights the national security and privacy risks posed by data brokers and adversaries’ potential use of such data for surveillance and blackmail, and notes recent FTC orders banning Outlogic (formerly X-Mode Social) and InMarket Media from selling precise location data.