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Florida revokes permits for Flock and all license plate readers on state highways
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Florida's Department of Transportation revoked all permits for Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers on state highways, requiring removal within 30 days and halting future placement requests.
This is a sharp regulatory reversal for surveillance infrastructure that law enforcement agencies have rapidly adopted. The order explicitly cites misuse, data privacy concerns, and surveillance schemes, signaling that unchecked ALPR deployment can trigger outright bans rather than incremental reform. Similar moves in Texas and multiple municipalities suggest this backlash is building broadly.
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Florida's DOT revoked all permits for automated license plate readers on state highways, requiring removal within 30 days.
The agency cited exponential deployment increases, misuse reports, data privacy concerns, and surveillance schemes as justification.
Texas and several local communities have also restricted or canceled Flock camera contracts amid growing backlash.
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