Florida escalates Flock camera fight with statewide road ban

FDOT revoked permits for Flock-style automatic-license-plate readers on state rights-of-way and ordered removal within 30 days, prompting suspensions by sheriffs and resistance from some agencies citing investigative results. The dispute now centers on statewide privacy standards, data access and retention, misuse penalties, the approximately $4.6 million camera allocation, and whether local-road and private deployments can continue.