Florida bans Flock cameras that can read license plates amid a major row over privacy.
After 30 days, if there are Flock cameras still found on some roads, Florida’s Department of Transportation will take them down. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he is removing Flock cameras from state roadways.
The order said all Flock cameras were to be removed from what he calls the “state highway system” within the next 30 days, which would include interstates like I-10 and I-75. The memo also said that Flock cameras will not get permits in Florida in the future as well. “Deputy Fultz denied checking her vehicle registration to spy on her or out of revenge but could not provide any reason as to why he queried her vehicle registration tag while off duty,” investigators wrote, according to News 6.
That order led to several sheriff’s departments like in Franklin, Liberty and Putnam Counties to announce they’re ending their own license plate reader programs.