Hacker News with Generative AI: Florida

Florida's New Social Media Bill Demands an Encryption Backdoor (techdirt.com)
At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.”
Florida, Social Media, Encryption, Law Enforcement, Legislation
11 points by latexr 8 days ago | 0 comments
U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia (nbcnews.com)
A U.S.-born American citizen was being detained at the request of immigration authorities Thursday despite an advocate showing his U.S. birth certificate in court and a county judge finding no reason for him to be considered an “illegal alien” who illegally entered Florida.
Immigration, Law, Florida, Georgia, United States
57 points by shitter 8 days ago | 25 comments
'Mistakes were made,' Hope Florida charity leader tells lawmakers (tampabay.com)
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration didn’t keep meeting minutes, had no budget or bylaws, didn’t file its tax returns and asked few questions before steering $10 million to two dark money groups, the board’s chairperson told a House committee on Tuesday.
Politics, Charity, Florida, Government
7 points by howard941 10 days ago | 2 comments
Florida's New Social Media Bill Explicitly Demands an Encryption Backdoor (eff.org)
At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.”
Privacy, Legislation, Encryption, Social Media, Florida
32 points by hn_acker 14 days ago | 3 comments
FEMA slashes $300M in flooding, hurricane relief projects in Florida (tampabay.com)
Nearly $300 million in federal aid meant to help protect Florida communities from flooding, hurricanes and other natural disasters has been frozen since President Donald Trump took office in January.
Politics, Florida, Natural Disasters, Government Funding
29 points by howard941 14 days ago | 12 comments
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by immigrants (cnn.com)
Florida, Immigration, Labor Shortages, Politics
24 points by pavel_lishin 31 days ago | 4 comments
Florida to consider relaxing child labour laws to fill vacant jobs (euronews.com)
Florida’s state’s legislature is debating a bill on Tuesday that would relax child labour rules and allow minors as young as 14 years old to work overnight on school days.
Florida, Child Labor, Labor Laws, Economy
25 points by martin_a 32 days ago | 12 comments
Florida lawmakers looking to ban fluoride statewide (tampabay.com)
Two sweeping bills are moving through Florida’s capitol that would prohibit local governments from adding fluoride to drinking water.
Politics, Public Health, Water Treatment, Florida
4 points by howard941 38 days ago | 0 comments
Medicaid cuts could devastate elderly in Florida nursing homes (tampabay.com)
In nursing homes across Florida, elderly residents have much to lose from the spending cuts proposed in Washington, D.C.
Health Care, Florida, Nursing Homes, Politics
52 points by howard941 41 days ago | 61 comments
The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida (tampabay.com)
Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States.
Government Transparency, Florida, Politics, Sunshine Law
9 points by howard941 42 days ago | 0 comments
Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning documentary (theguardian.com)
The mayor of Miami Beach is attempting to evict an independent cinema from city-owned property after it screened No Other Land, the film about Palestinian displacement in the West Bank that just won the Oscar for best documentary.
Politics, Cinema, Documentary, Palestine, Florida
13 points by impish9208 44 days ago | 2 comments
Judge Uses D&D's Failure to Make Him Satanist to School Florida on Moral Panics (techdirt.com)
When Florida’s lawyers tried to defend the state’s social media age restriction law by claiming it’s “well known” that platforms harm children, they probably weren’t expecting to get schooled on moral panics by a judge citing his own experiences with… Dungeons & Dragons.
Law, Florida, Social Media
19 points by coloneltcb 45 days ago | 5 comments
Breakup of SpaceX's Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports (nytimes.com)
Starship, — the huge spacecraft that Elon Musk says will one day take people to Mars — failed during its latest test flight on Thursday when its upper stage exploded in space, raining debris and disrupting air traffic at airports from Florida to Pennsylvania.
Space Exploration, Spacecraft, Accidents, Florida
19 points by FireBeyond 50 days ago | 3 comments
Flights halted at some Florida airports over SpaceX debris (bbc.com)
US aviation authorities temporarily halted flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX's Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch.
Space Exploration, Aviation, Florida
17 points by jmward01 50 days ago | 3 comments
People Are Paying Millions to Dine with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago (wired.com)
Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Politics, Donald Trump, Wealth, Florida, Events
38 points by pwim 51 days ago | 10 comments
People Are Paying $5M and $1M to Dine with Donald Trump (wired.com)
Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Politics, Wealth, Donald Trump, Florida
13 points by westurner 52 days ago | 10 comments
NORAD: Flares deployed to intercept planes flying near Mar-a-Lago (cbsnews.com)
The U.S. military scrambled fighter jets Saturday to intercept three civilian planes flying near President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). All three aircraft had violated temporary flight restrictions in the area, the command said.
Military, Aviation, Security, Politics, Florida
3 points by marban 54 days ago | 1 comments
These park rangers oversaw Florida's only manatee refuge. Then they were fired (tampabay.com)
The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the only national refuge created specifically for threatened manatees.
Environmental Issues, Politics, Florida, Endangered Species, National Parks
10 points by howard941 63 days ago | 2 comments
Florida insurers steered money to investors while claiming losses, study says (tampabay.com)
TALLAHASSEE — While Florida insurers claimed to be losing money in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Michael, their parent companies and affiliates were making billions of dollars, according to a study obtained by the Times/Herald.
Insurance, Florida, Business, Finance
166 points by howard941 63 days ago | 110 comments
Florida's citrus outlook remains bleak. But new science offers hope (tampabay.com)
Florida orange growers are bracing for yet another record-low harvest as climate challenges and diseased trees continue to cripple the once bustling industry.
Agriculture, Florida, Climate Change, Science
9 points by howard941 89 days ago | 3 comments
Florida man eats diet of butter, cheese, beef; cholesterol oozes from his body (arstechnica.com)
What could go wrong with eating an extremely high-fat diet of beef, cheese, and sticks of butter? Well, for one thing, your cholesterol levels could reach such stratospheric levels that lipids start oozing from your blood vessels, forming yellowish nodules on your skin.
Health, Diet, Weird News, Florida
88 points by nxobject 93 days ago | 88 comments
Civilian police oversight in Florida crumbles after new law kicks in (tampabay.com)
At least 15 civilian review boards across Florida, which review investigations of potential law enforcement misconduct after they’re completed, have dissolved or temporarily ceased operations after a new law targeting the panels took effect.
Law Enforcement, Florida, Government, Police Oversight
31 points by howard941 105 days ago | 21 comments
Pornhub pulls out of Florida, VPN demand 'surges 1150%' (theregister.com)
Florida witnessed a massive rise in VPN demand on New Year's Day after Pornhub began prohibiting people from accessing its site from within the Sunshine State, it is claimed.
Florida, VPNs, Censorship, Privacy, Pornography
49 points by jjgreen 110 days ago | 44 comments
Floridians have no right to bodies of water 'free of pollution,' court rules (floridaphoenix.com)
For the second time this year, a Florida appellate court has ruled against environmentalists fighting to enact a widely supported local clean water measure.
Environment, Law, Florida, Water Pollution, Court Decisions
101 points by latexr 117 days ago | 94 comments
Sour Prospects for Florida and Oranges (theguardian.com)
For decades it was the signature taste of Florida: orange juice from the state’s plentiful groves advertised to a thirsty nation as “your daily dose of sunshine”. But now another hyperactive hurricane season, paired with the dogged persistence of an untreatable tree disease known as greening, has left a once thriving citrus industry on life support.
Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Climate Change
9 points by howard941 125 days ago | 0 comments
Florida workers died in the heat. Their deaths were kept from authorities (tampabay.com)
A Times investigation found twice as many workers have died across the state from heat than officials know.
Workplace Safety, Heatstroke, Florida, Government Transparency, Investigations
16 points by howard941 131 days ago | 3 comments
Broward Co. to vacate convictions for buying crack made by Sheriff's Office (cbs12.com)
Law Enforcement, Justice System, Florida, Broward County
109 points by jrflowers 138 days ago | 45 comments
Telemarketer Sentenced for $67M Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme (justice.gov)
A Florida man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $67 million for medically unnecessary genetic testing.
Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering, Crime, Florida
10 points by gnabgib 140 days ago | 0 comments
Trump beefs up security with robot dog seen patrolling Mar-a-Lago estate (nypost.com)
Donald Trump has beefed up his security detail at Mar-a-Lago with a Secret Service robot dog — with photos showing the four-legged sentry patrolling the sprawling Florida property.
Security, Robotics, Donald Trump, Florida
4 points by sandwichsphinx 165 days ago | 1 comments
Florida's new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach (theconversation.com)
Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of the year. That’s when a law passed in 2022 requires most Florida condo associations to submit inspection reports for their buildings and to collect money from owners to pay for any needed repairs.
Real Estate, Florida, Legislation, Condominiums
31 points by rntn 182 days ago | 11 comments