Florida data privacy and data broker removal
Florida's privacy law gives you the right to access, delete, and control your personal data. Here's how those rights work in practice, and how to remove yourself from data brokers.
Your rights in Florida
Florida residents are protected by the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR).
- Access and know. Request a copy of the personal information a company holds about you.
- Correct. Request corrections to inaccurate personal information.
- Delete. Ask a company to delete your personal information.
- Data portability. Get your data in a portable format you can take to another service.
- Opt out of sale. Tell a company to stop selling your personal information.
- Opt out of targeted advertising. Stop companies from targeting ads at you based on your personal data.
- Opt out of profiling. Stop companies from building a behavioral profile about you.
- Opt out of sensitive-data collection. Limit collection of your most sensitive information.
- Opt out of voice and facial recognition. Limit collection through biometric identifiers.
Does this cover the company that has my data?
The FDBR only reaches very large companies. A business is covered if it earns more than $1 billion in global revenue and meets at least one of these:
- Makes 50% or more of its revenue from selling online ads
- Operates a smart speaker with a built-in voice assistant
- Runs an app store with at least 250,000 apps
Most data brokers fall below these thresholds, so the FDBR's deletion right rarely binds them directly. That's why direct opt-outs and ongoing removal matter more in Florida than in states with broader laws.
How to remove yourself from data brokers in Florida
Florida's law gives you a deletion right, but it rarely binds data brokers directly, and exercising it site by site takes real effort. Here are the most effective steps, in order.
1. Enable Global Privacy Control
Global Privacy Control is a free browser setting that tells every site you visit not to sell or share your data. It takes about two minutes to turn on. Florida doesn't mandate it yet, but most major companies honor it anyway because they have to comply with California's law.
2. Submit direct opt-out requests
You can also opt out with each broker directly. Look for the "Do not sell my personal information" link in the site footer, or submit a formal access, deletion, or correction request through the company's privacy page.
Covered companies must respond within the timeframe the law requires. If they don't, you can file a complaint with the Florida Department of Legal Affairs.
3. Automate ongoing removal
Even after you finish every step above, brokers re-ingest your information from public records and commercial databases, so listings reappear within months. Staying removed isn't a one-time task. It's ongoing work most people can't keep up by hand.
Delist doesn't work from a fixed list of sites. Our scan searches the open internet for wherever your information shows up — data brokers, people-search sites, and what AI assistants say about you. We file the removals, then re-run a full scan every month and re-file when your information comes back.
Delist finds your exposed listings, files removals on your behalf, and re-runs a full scan every month so they stay down. A free scan takes under a minute and shows where you're exposed.
Run a free scan →Florida's data broker law: what it means for you
Florida has no dedicated data-broker registry. Most national brokers are registered in California and will honor opt-out requests from residents of any state, but without a Florida law requiring it, you have little recourse if a broker ignores you. Delist files and tracks these requests across brokers in one place.
Other privacy protections in Florida
Beyond the FDBR, Florida has a few protections that may apply to you:
- Public-records exemption for officials. Fla. Stat. §119.071(4)(d) shields the home address, phone number, date of birth, and photograph of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement, and other listed officials, along with their spouses and children. It binds state and local government agencies only. It does not reach private data brokers or publishers, and it is not a broker-takedown right.
- Address Confidentiality Program. Florida's Attorney General runs a program under Fla. Stat. §741.465 that keeps the address of domestic-violence and stalking victims out of public records.
- Biometric data. Florida has no standalone biometric-privacy law with a private right of action. Biometric data is treated as sensitive data under the FDBR.
How to file a privacy complaint in Florida
Florida Attorney General (Department of Legal Affairs), Consumer Protection: myfloridalegal.com/consumer-protection
State agencies generally enforce privacy laws in the aggregate: they investigate patterns of violations rather than resolving individual disputes. Filing a complaint still matters. It creates a record that can trigger enforcement action.
Frequently asked questions
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This page is privacy-rights information, not legal advice. Privacy law changes frequently; verify current rules with your state privacy agency or a licensed attorney before acting. Last verified June 22, 2026. We re-check state privacy laws quarterly.