Florida has become the latest state to enact a comprehensive privacy law this year when SB 262 was signed by Governor DeSantis last week. It combines some new, and some familiar, provisions. It has also passed a child privacy law, similar to parts of California’s Age Appropriate Design Act, going into effect July 1, 2024.
The Florida Digital Bill of Rights Law
Entities that will be covered by this law are very limited. The law will apply only to those who earn $1 billion in global gross annual revenues and either (1) receive 50% of gross annual revenue from the sale of online ads, (2) operate cloud-connected smart speakers with virtual assistants, or (3) have an app store or digital distribution platform that has at least 250,000 apps available for download.
