SB 868 (Florida)

SB 868 is a Bill in the Florida legislature, which is an amendment to Florida Statutes 501.1736 or "HB 3" a law that is already being challenged in federal court on First Amendment Grounds in the cause Computer & Communications Industry Association v. Uthmeier. What the amendment does to Florida HB 3 is allow Florida Law Enforcement to get a warrant or subpoena to decrypt messages from a minor in an investigation and allow parents of a minor to view their messages on a platform that meets the criteria in HB 3. The bill passed the Florida Senate by a vote of 34-3. The bill has been criticized for weakening encryption by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.