He is also currently fighting to reform the laws so Floridians can opt out of Big Tech being able to sell Floridians personal data for their own profit when they buy something online.
Reform Florida law so Floridians can opt out of Big Tech selling their personal data for profit when they shop online.
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Evidence
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A consumer is entitled to exercise rights including the right "to opt out of the processing of the personal data" for "the sale of personal data."
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Part V is titled "Data Privacy and Security" and includes § 501.705 Consumer rights, § 501.711 Privacy notices, and § 501.72 Enforcement and implementation by the Department of Legal Affairs.
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Florida Statutes section 501.705 currently gives consumers a right to opt out of processing personal data for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling. The statute page also lists its history as chapter 2023-201.
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Florida Statutes section 501.705 says consumers may submit requests to exercise privacy rights and that controllers must comply with requests to opt out of processing personal data for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or certain profiling. The history note cites section 8, chapter 2023-201.
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The Florida CFO archive says Patronis applauded Gov. DeSantis' Digital Bill of Rights proposal as legislation to protect Floridians from big tech overreach, and quoted Patronis saying DeSantis was giving Floridians tools to protect themselves and their children.
Assessments
Florida law now contains the promised opt-out right for consumers to stop processing or sale of personal data, including in the Florida Digital Bill of Rights framework enacted as chapter 2023-201. However, the evidence credits the proposal and enactment mainly to Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature, while Patronis is shown publicly supporting or applauding the proposal rather than authoring, sponsoring, or materially advancing it. Because the policy substance exists but candidate-specific delivery credit is limited, partial credit is more appropriate than full delivered.
Florida law now appears to provide an opt-out right for the sale of personal data, matching the substance of the promise, but the evidence does not show Jimmy Patronis wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced the reform. With the outcome completed by later state actors and no clear candidate credit, this is partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.
Florida enacted the Florida Digital Bill of Rights, including a consumer right to opt out of processing personal data for sale, matching the core promised outcome. Patronis was not the bill sponsor or signer; SB 262 was carried by Florida legislators and signed by Gov. DeSantis. But he publicly supported and advanced the privacy push as Florida CFO, so the enacted state-law reform can be credited as delivered with later-term timing rather than only a failed effort.