House unanimously votes to keep sensitive American data out of hostile countries’ hands [Video]

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The House of Representatives has unanimously voted to pass a bill blocking the sale of sensitive American user data to hostile foreign countries.

The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act was introduced by House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. It advanced through Rodgers’ committee earlier this month in a unanimous bipartisan 50-0 vote.

The bill passed the House on Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 414-0.

According to the bill text, its purpose is “to prohibit data brokers from transferring sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.”

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The definition of “sensitive data” includes biometric data, private personal communications, log-in credentials, Social …