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DOJ rule regulating cross-border data transfers goes into effect

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Julie DiMauro

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Final rule prohibits and restricts some data transactions with certain countries or persons to protect bulk US sensitive personal data.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) rule to implement Executive Order 14117, which restricts the exchange of sensitive personal data with “countries of concern,” took effect April 8.

The order was issued under the Biden administration and is designed to address the threat posed by foreign actors’ accessing sensitive data.

The order,

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