President Biden Issues Major New Executive Order Restricting Transfer Of Americans' Bulk Sensitive Data To China

On February 28, President Biden issued a major new executive order (E.O.) titled, “Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and U.S. Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.”

The E.O. directs the Attorney General to issue regulations within 180 days that prohibit or restrict U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with “countries of concern” involving the transfer of Americans' bulk sensitive data or U.S. government-related data. The E.O. does not identify “countries of concern,” but the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has already indicated that it intends to designate the following countries: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and Cuba.