'Florida will not be a playground': AG James Uthmeier announces task force to counter foreign threats

Uthmeier adds office combating 'foreign adversaries' seeking Floridians' tech data

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in Tampa on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Florida’s attorney general is further focusing his office’s efforts to safeguard Floridians’ data. James Uthmeier announced Thursday his office is using existing staff to create a “Consumer Harm from International Nefarious Actors Prevention Unit,” also known as CHINA. “We’ve had so much work as we’ve been investigating companies that we bel…

Uthmeier announces new unit to combat foreign-linked consumer and data threats

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday announced the creation of a new enforcement arm aimed at countering foreign-linked threats to consumers, launching the Consumer Harm from International Nefarious Actors (CHINA) Prevention Unit within his office. According to Uthmeier, the unit will focus on preventing consumer harm tied to the Chinese Communist Party and other foreign adversaries by targeting data privacy risks, deceptive trade…

'Florida will not be a playground': AG James Uthmeier announces task force to counter foreign threats

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the creation of a specialized unit to investigate companies allegedly sharing consumer data with China.