The US government has expressed growing concerns about foreign adversaries, particularly China, exploiting Americans' personal information for strategic gain. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party have highlighted the risks of data exploitation, including cyberattacks, data collection, and surveillance. The 2024 National Counterintelligence Strategy emphasizes protecting Americans against foreign intelligence targeting and collection, citing China's focus on data as a strategic resource. Specifically, Chinese companies operating in the US have been accused of collecting sensitive health data, including genomic information, which could be used to advance AI goals or transferred back to China.
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