DeSantis Yanking Flock Cameras “I Don’t Want A Surveillance State” -September 1, 2026
The short version: Mike Gallagher spotlights reports that Florida's governor is ordering Flock cameras pulled, framing it as a win against creeping surveillance infrastructure.
Our Take
When a Republican governor starts yanking Flock Safety cameras and invoking the phrase "surveillance state," it's worth paying attention — not because any single politician is going to solve this problem, but because it shows the backlash to ALPR sprawl isn't confined to one side of the aisle. Mike Gallagher's segment, as described, taps into a frustration we've heard from city council meetings in blue states and red states alike: nobody remembers voting for a network that logs every car's movements and quietly shares that data across jurisdictions.
We don't have the underlying documents or statements in front of us, so we're not going to pretend we know exactly what's being pulled, where, or why — only that the optics of a governor publicly distancing himself from Flock are a signal flare for the industry. Whether this is genuine policy reversal, political theater, or something in between, it adds to a growing pile of evidence that these systems are more controversial than Flock's sales pitch lets on.
Credit to the Mike Gallagher Show for putting the topic in front of a national audience. If you want to see whether cameras like these are already watching your own neighborhood, check our map, and if you're ready to push back locally, our take-action resources walk you through how.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Mike Gallagher Show, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.