A bill blocking TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media platform, from exporting data to China has been reintroduced by a bipartisan group of senators. The bill, known as the Protecting Americans’ Data From Foreign Surveillance Act of 2023, which was first introduced in 2022, has been updated to include measures such as identifying categories of personal data that could harm US national security if exported. The Commerce secretary and other agencies will be directed to carry out this identification. The bill also calls for the compilation of lists for low-risk and high-risk countries, where data can be shared without restrictions or where exports of sensitive data will be blocked. Additionally, the bill aims to regulate exports of personal data by data brokers and firms directly to restricted foreign governments, parent companies in restricted foreign countries, and persons listed on the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Entity List. Senators Wyden and Lummis introduced the bill, with support from six other lawmakers. The lawmakers argue that sensitive information of Americans is being sold to foreign buyers. Governments and Congress have recently introduced or implemented TikTok bans on government devices due to national security concerns. Montana became the first US state to ban TikTok, citing data privacy concerns. US officials have had a contentious relationship with TikTok, including the Trump administration’s unsuccessful attempt to ban the app in 2020. The Biden administration has also warned TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell its stakes or face a potential ban in the US.
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