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Florida legislators reject landmark data privacy bill
The Florida Privacy Protection Act, would have imposed new disclosure requirements on companies that collect information from anyone who downloads an app or uses a website.
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Florida state Sen. Jennifer Bradley speaks during a legislative session, Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. [ WILFREDO LEE | AP ]
Updated May 1
TALLAHASSEE - A landmark proposal to lift the veil on companies that collect and sell the electronic data of their clients died on the final day of the legislative session Friday, despite its being a priority of House Speaker Chris Sprowls.
Significantly modeled off a similar measure in California, HB 969, the Florida Privacy Protection Act, would have imposed new disclosure requirements on companies that collect information from anyone who downloads an app or uses a website.
Attempt to bar school from banning vaccinated teachers fails
If it becomes law, businesses, schools and government entities across Florida will be barred from asking anyone to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Jacqueline Lindley, 10, center, and sisters Savannah Lindley, 6, left, and Caroline Lindley, 8, right, ride their bikes home from school on the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. A Miami state senator on Thursday tried to emulate the âvaccine passportâ initiative but in reverse, sponsoring a proposal to prevent schools and businesses from requiring people to not get the COVID-19 vaccine. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Updated Apr. 30
TALLAHASSEE - A Miami state senator on Thursday tried to emulate the âvaccine passportâ initiative but in reverse, sponsoring a proposal to prevent schools and businesses from requiring people to