Aaron Boyd reports:
Legislation introduced this week would make it illegal for companies to export data generated by people living in the U.S. to certain countries where that data could pose a national security risk.
Federal agencies already regulate the kinds of technologies and industrial data that can be sold abroad, but a new bill introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would be the first to prohibit the sale of individuals’ data by a third party.
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