Red State Follows Blue State for Data Protection Legislation.

What’s happening? Florida is adopting a new Data Privacy law modeled after California’s data privacy law. The goal in Florida, like in California, is to put Floridians in control of their data privacy. It has bipartisan support in the Legislature.

Why is this important? Businesses that make money from selling consumer data. To bring business on board, the bill author removed the provision that allowed consumers to sue businesses.

How will this be important? Apple supports rights for your data, so you are in control of your data. Property rights advocates generally like it too. The supporters are diverse and that makes the issue interesting to watch.

Government Technology | Florida’s New Data Privacy Law Nets Bipartisan Support