Florida Bans Flock Cameras on State Highways

Our Take

Credit to the Careers Drive channel for flagging this one, because it's a genuinely big deal: Florida's Department of Transportation didn't just decline to expand ALPR use, it revoked existing permits and told agencies to pull cameras off state highway rights-of-way within 30 days. No more new permits either. That's not a study, a task force, or a strongly worded letter — that's an actual rollback of surveillance infrastructure that was already in the ground.

It matters because most "wins" in this fight are procedural: a city council tables a vote, an audit gets promised, a policy gets tweaked. This is a state-level agency using its authority over the physical right-of-way to force removal. It's a reminder that Flock's network isn't invincible — it depends on access to poles, easements, and permits that officials can revoke when the political pressure and reporting on misuse pile up high enough. If it can happen on Florida highways under a governor not exactly known for privacy crusading, it can happen elsewhere too.

The catch is scope: this order covers state highway rights-of-way, not every county road, city intersection, or private-property install where the bulk of ALPR cameras actually live. Don't assume your town's cameras are gone because a headline says "Florida bans Flock." Check our map to see what's actually still running near you, and if you want to push your own local officials toward a real audit or removal instead of a highway-only fix, our take-action page has the tools to do it.