University researchers raise concerns over scope of potential DOJ bulk-data rule

A consortium of over 200 public and private research universities is calling on the Department of Justice to ensure that non-federally funded researchers have access to exemptions in an upcoming rule to prohibit transfers of “bulk sensitive personal data” to foreign adversaries using AI to target U.S. citizens.

“Although there may be bright economic and political dividing lines when it comes to CoCs [countries of concern], such is not the case when it comes to international biomedical, public health, and...