EFF welcomes Florida removal but seeks broader limits
Electronic Frontier FoundationDigital-rights advocacy organization
EFF welcomed Florida's removal of readers from state-highway rights-of-way while noting that cameras on local roads and private property remain.
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Revoking local law-enforcement permits for plate readers in Florida's state-highway rights-of-way is justified by privacy and misuse concerns.
“good steps forward, but we are still far from the finish line”
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Was Florida right to remove license-plate readers from state highway rights-of-way?
On August 31, 2026, the Florida Department of Transportation revoked local law-enforcement permits for automated license-plate readers in state-highway rights-of-way, citing misuse and privacy concerns. Flock Safety opposed removal in favor of regulation. Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner warned that the broad order and short deadline could hurt public safety. The order covers readers from multiple vendors in specified state-road locations, not every reader in Florida.
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EFF welcomes Florida's state-highway rights-of-way removal but says the policy does not reach cameras on other roads or private property.
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EFF reviewed the Florida order alongside a separate Texas funding directive.
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It said the Florida order does not reach readers outside state-highway rights-of-way.
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Why this label?
The FDOT removal is at issue. EFF endorses that measure and calls for further restrictions rather than criticizing the removal.
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