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According to John P. Carlin in the Law360 article “CFIUS Casts Wider Net, With Eye On Consumer Data Access,” CFIUS has put an increased focus on a company’s access to consumer data as part of its review process.

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According to John P. Carlin in the Law360 article “<a href="https://media2.mofo.com/v3/assets/blt5775cc69c999c255/bltcf7a96b99c264042/62732038b5ad5f2863c598e8/180410-cfius-eye-consumer-data.pdf">CFIUS Casts Wider Net, With Eye On Consumer Data Access</a>,” CFIUS has put an increased focus on a company’s access to consumer data as part of its review process.“We watched foreign adversaries go after, through computer crime and cyber hacking, large swaths of consumer data,” he said. “If they’re trying to steal it, then it follows that one should look at whether there are vulnerabilities through an acquisition to gain access or where an acquisition or a change in control could create new vulnerabilities.”