Florida Decides License Plate Readers Are More Stalker Than Savior, Kicks Them Out
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- â˘Floridaâs Department of Transportation revoked permits for Flockâs automated license plate readers on state highways Monday.
- â˘The companyâs cameras must be removed within 30 days amid growing concerns about privacy and false alarms spurring wrongful arrests.
- â˘Several Florida county sheriffs, including Jacksonvilleâs T.K. Waters, ended their use of Flock following the stateâs directive and community pressure.
In a move resembling a midlife crisis but with cameras, Florida's Department of Transportation revoked licenses for thousands of Flock Safety ALPRs, ordering their highway exile within 30 days. This ban hammer fell on the heels of growing backlash over creep-level data collecting and hilarious misreadsâlike Roseville cops chasing phantom culprits with 71% false alerts in 2023-24. Sheriff's offices in Duval, Franklin, Liberty, and Putnam counties rolled out the red carpet for camera eviction, echoing Tempe's and LAâs breakups with Flock. Despite Flock boasting resume highlights like hunting missing kids and murder suspects, Florida said, 'No thanks.' Sheriff Waters summarized the mood perfectly: good tool, bad timing, and lots of uneasy locals waving trash bags instead of applause.
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(1 of 3)Florida just told Flock cameras to hit the road after they kept mistaking innocent bumpers for criminals like a paranoid Tinder date who sees betrayal everywhere.
When your safety tech feels like an overzealous parent spying on every move, it might be time to rethink the definition of âhelp.â
71% misreads from license plate cams? Even spellcheck is less likely to guess wrong. Maybe the cameras should go back to school.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/1/2026 | Author: Kelsey Vlamis
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