DeSantis Takes Swing at Big Tech in New Florida Privacy Law (1)

Florida became the latest state to enact a law giving consumers more control over how their data is collected and sold by tech giants like Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, with the signing of a measure Tuesday that goes beyond just regulating platforms’ privacy protections.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who recently announced a presidential bid, signed into law S.B. 262, legislation that adopts the “Digital Bill of Rights” his office proposed to state legislators in February.

The new law contains many of the same provisions that have become standard in comprehensive state privacy laws, giving consumers new rights ...