BIDEN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES LITTLE FOR NOW TO CURB DATA MARKET – BUT SPOTLIGHTS THE THREAT THE MARKET POSES

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The Biden administration issued an executive order on February 28th identifying "countries of concern" that exploit Americans' personal data as a national emergency. The order aims to prevent these unspecified countries from accessing bulk sensitive data about Americans. It cites the vast commercial data market selling people's information as a crisis necessitating action.