Florida AG Forms Dedicated Unit to Investigate Companies’ Ties With CCP

Dubbed CHINA Prevention Unit, it is the nation’s first state-level task force dedicated to probing data collection and sharing practices by businesses.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 5, 2025. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has created a specialized task force focused on scrutinizing companies’ data collection practices and their potential connections with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Speaking at a press conference on Feb. 5, Uthmeier announced that the existing resources within the attorney general’s office would be repurposed to establish this new division.