The Flock Removal Deadline was Yesterday. I Checked What Actually Happened. 
The short version: Powerhouse Realty Florida fact-checks Florida's 30-day ALPR removal deadline and finds the usual gap between a legal mandate and what's actually happening on the ground.
Our Take
Deadlines sound great in press releases, but as Powerhouse Realty Florida's fact-check reminds us, a law on the books and cameras actually coming down are two very different things. When a state sets a 30-day window to pull Flock units and nobody circles back to verify compliance, the deadline becomes theater — a headline that lets officials claim accountability while the hardware quietly keeps scanning plates.
This is exactly why independent verification matters more than press statements from police departments or Flock itself. Agencies have every incentive to slow-walk removal, re-badge cameras under a different program, or simply let enforcement lapse once the news cycle moves on. Credit to the creator for actually checking rather than taking a deadline announcement at face value — that kind of follow-through is rare and it's the only way the public finds out whether 'compliance' is real or cosmetic.
If you're in Florida or anywhere else wondering whether a camera near you is still live, don't wait for a press release to tell you. Check our map for documented ALPR locations, and if you spot a unit that's supposed to be gone, head to take-action to learn how to report it and push your local officials for a real answer.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Powerhouse Realty Florida, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.