Justice Department Proposes Rules to Block Data Transfers to China, Russia, Iran

The Justice Department is proposing new rules that would limit the ability of adversarial nations to purchase Americans’ bulk data.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington on Aug. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Justice Department is proposing new rules that would limit the ability of adversarial nations to purchase Americans’ bulk data.

The notice of proposed rulemaking, announced on Oct. 21, would attempt to throttle the amount of information sent by data brokers to six covered nations by placing new limits on certain business transactions regarding Americans’ data.