Last week, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern to protect Americans’ sensitive data from exploitation by foreign adversaries.

An accompanying Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) has also been issued by the United States Department of Justice that provides additional clarity about the proposed regulatory implementation of the Executive Order, including prohibited data types and thresholds. Written comments on the ANPRM will be accepted for 45 days.   

Questions on the ANPRM may be sent to the United States Department of Justice or submitted through https://www.regulations.gov.