Biden eyes new ways to bar China from scooping up US data

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has drafted an executive order that would give the Department of Justice vast powers to stop foreign adversaries like China from accessing Americans' personal data, according to a person familiar with the matter and excerpts seen by Reuters.

Former President Donald Trump tried to ban the apps in 2020 alleging data collected by them could be given to Beijing and used to track users and censor content. China and the apps have denied any improper use of US data.Spokespeople for the White House, the Department of Justice and the Commerce Department declined to comment. HHS did not respond to requests for comment.

The proposal would also instruct the Department of Health and Human Services to get started on writing a rule"to ensure that federal assistance, such as grants and awards, is not supporting the transfer of US persons' health, health-related or biological data ... to entities owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of foreign adversaries," according to an excerpt.

Those powers allow the Commerce Department to ban or restrict transactions between US firms and internet, telecom and tech companies from"foreign adversary" nations, including Russia and China.

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