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DeSantis Warns Flock Cameras 'Out of Control'—List of Republican Critics

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Newest development Aug 29, 2026 · 2 reportsDeSantis Breaks With the GOP on Flock Cameras — Public Is 'Right to Be Concerned' About Surveillance Network

Supporters say Flock cameras help police, while critics warn they enable excessive surveillance and raise privacy concerns.

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  1. Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance

    Headline from Reason ·

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    DeSantis Breaks With the GOP on Flock Cameras — Public Is 'Right to Be Concerned' About Surveillance Network

    Headline from Latin Times ·

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  1. Newsweek

    DeSantis Warns Flock Cameras 'Out of Control'—List of Republican Critics (opens Newsweek)

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    Supporters say Flock cameras help police, while critics warn they enable excessive surveillance and raise privacy concerns.

  2. Breitbart News

    Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Quickly' Popping Up: We Don't Want to 'Become a Surveillance State' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Floridians are right to be "concerned" about the fast-paced emergence of Flock surveillance cameras in their communities at every turn, telling reporters it is "out of control" and that we "don't want to have this become a surveillance state," acknowledging the instances o…

  3. Reason

    Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance (opens Reason)

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    Ron DeSantis

  4. Watch Dog Report

    DeSantis Slams Flock—‘Out Of Control’ (opens Watch Dog Report)

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    Florida’s fight over Flock license-plate readers isn’t really about cameras; it’s about who gets to record the movements of ordinary people, for how long, and under what terms—and whether the state will finally write rules tight enough to matter. At a Glance Gov.

  5. DeSantis Daily

    Ron DeSantis Just Revealed This Horrible Reality About Flock Cameras (opens DeSantis Daily)

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    A Florida cop used government cameras to track his ex-wife 717 times without her knowledge. Now the technology that made it possible has the governor of Florida furious. And Ron DeSantis just revealed this horrible reality about Flock cameras.

  6. Latin Times

    DeSantis Breaks With the GOP on Flock Cameras — Public Is 'Right to Be Concerned' About Surveillance Network (opens Latin Times)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis says Flock license plate cameras are "out of control," as Florida's own enforcement records show the network has repeatedly aided ICE arrests in immigrant-heavy communities.

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