Florida's Department of Transportation revoked permits for Flock Safety and other automated license plate reader systems on state highway rights-of-way, effective by September 2, 2026, responding to growing privacy concerns about mass surveillance. Local law enforcement agencies across Florida, including St. Johns County, are complying with the directive to remove the cameras.
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Florida’s state transportation office revoked the ability of local police to put license plate readers on state highways.
In stopped clock is right twice a day news, Florida is moving to ban Flocks from state highways. Aside from Florida, there is a bunch of momentum all around the US now. Some cities just moved to another ALPR vendor like Axon. That sucks ofc. But many have eliminated ALPR entirely too, after citizens spoke out! Some cities had a constant stream of ppl speaking at city council meetings about it, mon
Florida banned local police from installing license-plate readers on state roads, responding to growing concern about the proliferation of surveillance cameras made by Flock Safety and other companies.
The Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits for automated license plate reader systems installed in state highway rights-of-way and told local law enforcement agencies to remove affected equipment within 30 days of an Aug. 31 memo [wpbf.com#1][wesh.com#2][mashable.com#1][businessinsider.com#1][dailysignal.com#1]. FDOT cited a rapid increase in deployments, reports of misuse, data priv
Sheriffs across Florida are pulling automated license plate readers off state roads after the Florida Department of Transportation revoked the permits that allowed the cameras to operate on state property.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is removing license plate reader technology from certain roadways following a directive from the Florida Department of Transportation.