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The White House's AI guy on the data Biden doesn’t want China to get

Mar 4, 2024
Biden administration's actions to curb China's access to American data for national security. Executive order on data transfers. Concerns about China's connected vehicles. Legislative measures to protect American data. Risks of geolocation data exploitation by adversaries. Implications of AI reporting requirements. Upcoming deadlines for AI executive order implementation.
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  • The Biden administration aims to protect sensitive US data from foreign access by restricting large-scale transfers to countries like China, prioritizing national security over economic implications.
  • The Commerce Department is scrutinizing security risks posed by Chinese-made connected vehicles accessing American data, emphasizing the need to safeguard data and privacy beyond just vehicle manufacturers.

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Executive Order on Data Security

The White House issued an executive order to protect US data from foreign access, focusing on concerns like genomic data, personal health information, and financial data. The order aims to restrict large-scale transfers of these data types to countries of concern, emphasizing national security needs over economic effects. While awaiting comprehensive privacy legislation from Congress, the president utilizes executive authority under the IIPA to address data security risks.

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