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Our Take

BJN's rundown of Florida's abrupt permit revocation is worth watching precisely because it cuts against the usual script: instead of a city council quietly renewing a Flock contract, it's a state transportation agency yanking authorization for every ALPR on its rights-of-way, Flock included. That's a rare instance of a government body treating 'exponential proliferation' and 'data privacy vulnerabilities' as disqualifying rather than as marketing copy. When even the bureaucrats who approve roadside infrastructure start balking at unchecked camera sprawl, that's a signal the rest of us should take seriously.

The bigger story here isn't one state's 30-day cleanup order — it's what it exposes about how these networks get built in the first place: permit by permit, agency by agency, with almost no coordinated public oversight until something forces the issue, whether that's misuse, a data breach, or a directive like this one. Florida's move doesn't undo the underlying business model or the thousands of cameras still running nationwide, but it's a useful case study in what pushback can look like when officials actually weigh constitutional exposure against a vendor's crime-fighting pitch.

If you want to see how dense this camera network already is in your area, check our map, and if this kind of directive is the outcome you want replicated elsewhere, our take-action page has concrete steps for pressuring your own local agencies.