Florida transportation officials are ordering local law enforcement agencies to remove automated license plate readers from state highway rights of way, citing privacy concerns, reports of misuse and the rapid expansion of surveillance technology.
The Florida Department of Transportation is revoking permits for automated license plate readers installed by local law enforcement agencies along state highway rights-of-way, requiring the devices — including Flock cameras — to be removed within 30 days. In an Aug.
Florida’s Department of Transportation revoked approvals for cameras that read drivers’ license plates, directed local police departments to take them down and plans to remove any remaining devices after 30 days, according to a memo the agency sent out Monday.
The Florida Department of Transportation has ordered all Flock cameras and other license plate readers to be shut down by law enforcement agencies. A release from the department said that the "recent exponential increase" in plate-reading devices forced the agency to intervene in order to preserve F…
Law enforcement agencies and local governments across Central Florida are moving quickly to shut down or remove automated license plate readers after the Florida Department of Transportation ordered the devices removed from state highway rights of way.
The Florida Department of Transportation has ordered the removal of Flock cameras from state roads. In a memorandum released Monday, FDOT officials said the department...
The Florida Department of Transportation has ordered the removal of Flock cameras from all state highways. In a memorandum released Monday, FDOT officials said the...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered the removal of all Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras from state highway right-of-ways, citing privacy, data, […] Source
On orders from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has banned local police from using Flock camera license plate readers on state highways. The […]
The Florida Department of Transportation on Monday blocked automated license plate reader cameras from being installed throughout the state highway system. The department’s memo means Flock camera systems must be removed from the state highway system within the next 30 days, but it will not impact l…
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., notified local law enforcement that automated license plate recognition systems, such as Flock cameras, can no longer be used on the State Highway System. On Monday, DeSantis’ Florida Department of Transportation ordered all cameras to be removed within 30 days, according …
Florida's transportation department revoked local police departments' authority to install license plate reader cameras on state highways Monday, part of a growing national backlash against Flock Safety and other surveillance camera makers.
Cameras meant to read the license plates of passing cars will be removed from state roads, but private property and local roads may keep the surveillance tech.
Amid a growing backlash to license plate reader (LPR) cameras and citing concerns over privacy, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Monday moved to shut down the newly ubiquitous technology on state roads.
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has ordered all Flock cameras to be pulled from state highways in 30 days. During a recent press conference, DeSantis said the surveillance network posed by license plate readers is “out of control,” and noted that “people are right to be concerned.
