Sheriff Rob Hardwick defended the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras during a budget hearing Tuesday, while county commissioners are considering a moratorium on the technology. The debate centers on privacy and public safety tradeoffs.
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St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick made a passionate defense of the department’s use of the Flock Safety license plate reader system at a final budget hearing Tuesday, detailing crimes solved by the technology while acknowledging the department needed to tighten its data practices. The meeting drew public comment from residents concerned about civil liberties and data privacy — and ... Read Mor