Florida bans Flock cameras: Here’s why #florida #privacy #news
The short version: A Faster PC reports Florida pulled Flock ALPR cameras from state highways, a sign that even red-state lawmakers are souring on unchecked plate surveillance.
Our Take
Credit to A Faster PC for flagging this one — Florida's DOT reportedly pulling Flock Safety cameras off state highways, with counties starting to follow suit. If accurate, it's a notable crack in Flock's expansion story. This isn't a famously privacy-obsessed blue state; it's Florida, which makes the pushback more interesting. When transportation officials start second-guessing a surveillance vendor's contract, it usually means someone asked hard questions about data retention, access logs, or who else gets to query the database.
We'd caution readers not to read this as "problem solved." State highways are one slice of the picture — city police departments, HOAs, and private networks of ALPRs still blanket Florida's roads, feeding into Flock's searchable national network regardless of what DOT decides. A ban on one agency's use doesn't undo the thousands of cameras already logging plates, timestamps, and locations across the state. Check our camera map to see what's actually deployed near you.
Still, this is the kind of local win that matters precisely because it's local. Public bodies walking back ALPR contracts gives other counties and states a template and a talking point. If you want to push a similar rollback where you live, our take-action page has the records requests and public-comment scripts that have worked elsewhere.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of A Faster PC, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.