Florida Rep Stands by Private Right in Privacy Bill
"No one cares more about your data than you do,” said Florida Rep. Fiona McFarland (R) Tuesday, defending a private right of action in her privacy bill on the House floor. After the livestreamed debate, the House moved HB-969 to…
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a third and final reading. Rep. Ben Diamond (D) asked McFarland to address concerns this right could lead to a deluge of lawsuits. Enforcement is “the trickiest part of this bill,” McFarland said. Senators removed a private right from their privacy bill (SB-1734). Based on a House committee hearing last week, "it would be fair to conclude … that if the private right of action is not removed or significantly dialed back, HB 969 will not pass the House,” Shook Hardy privacy attorney Alfred Saikali blogged Thursday. Legislators must resolve disagreement by April 30, the session's last day. The House temporarily postponed considering HB-7013 to make it unlawful for social media sites to de-platform political candidates, while requiring sites be transparent about policing users (see 2104190030).