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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Us to limit sale of personal data to foreign adversaries - What They Never Told You

US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order aimed at restricting sales of Americans' sensitive personal data abroad (Credit: AFP)

US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order Wednesday aimed at limiting the flow of sensitive US personal data abroad -- amid concerns they could be misused by countries including China.

Biden will direct the Justice Department to issue rules protecting Americans' sensitive personal information -- such as genomic, biometric and geolocation data -- from "access and exploitation by countries of concern," said a White House fact sheet.

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