Gov. DeSantis announces Digital Bill of Rights to protect Floridians from Big Tech surveillance, censorship

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new Digital Bill of Rights that would recognize an internet consumer's right to privacy and would require them to authorize any data collection.

"We want to protect your right as a Floridian to have private, in-person conversations without Big Tech surveilling you," DeSantis said at an event on Wednesday. "If you want to consent to let them have this information so they can fashion advertising based off of it, it’s your right to consent to do so but it should only be if you consent."

"We are also going to protect the right to participate in online platforms without unfair censorship," the Republican governor continued. "We want free speech."