Sheriff Bags 26 Cameras. Still Recording.
The short version: OMG Florida reports a Florida sheriff literally bagged 26 Flock cameras after a gubernatorial order — but questions remain about whether surveillance actually stopped.
Our Take
Credit to OMG Florida for catching this one: a governor's order to pull Flock license-plate cameras off state highways, and a sheriff's office response that looks more like theater than compliance. Twenty-six cameras bagged up and set aside sounds like a win on paper, but a headline like "still recording" is exactly the kind of detail that should make every Floridian's radar go off. Orders from the top only matter if local agencies actually follow through — and local sheriffs have shown again and again that they'll find ways to keep the data flowing even when told to stop.
This is the recurring problem with ALPR oversight in this country: there's no real mechanism forcing county-level compliance with state directives, and vendors like Flock make it trivially easy to relocate, repurpose, or quietly keep gear active while giving the appearance of shutting down. A "removed" camera that's still powered, still networked, or simply parked a few hundred feet off the original mount isn't removed — it's rebranded. The public deserves actual verification, not a press-release photo op.
If you want to see what's actually watching the roads in your area, check our camera map, and if you're in Florida or anywhere else dealing with a sheriff who treats state orders as optional, head to our take-action page to push back.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of OMG Florida, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.