US government says companies are no longer allowed to send bulk data to these nations
Posted by:
Olivia Smith
The US Department of Justice has finalized a rule in response to Executive Order 14117 signed by President Joe Biden, concerning the restriction of US citizens’ data being transferred to certain designated hostile nations, including China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. The objective is to protect US national security by preventing these countries from accessing and exploiting sensitive personal data of Americans for various malicious purposes such as cyber espionage and foreign influence.
The new regulation, set to take effect in 90 days, prohibits the transfer of specific categories of personal data to these nations, including identifiers, geolocation data, biometric information, genetic data, health records, and financial data. Companies found violating the rule will face civil and criminal consequences. However, the measure does not apply to medical, health, or scientific research, nor does it broadly restrict commercial transactions with the designated countries.
The Department of Justice emphasized the need to safeguard Americans’ personal information from being misused by hostile foreign powers and stated that the rule aims to prevent the exploitation of US citizens’ data for nefarious activities like social engineering, phishing, and identity theft campaigns.
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