Ron DeSantis
Role at the time: Florida governor
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
DeSantis criticized the spread of license-plate readers and urged legislative safeguards. His administration later ordered cameras removed from state highway rights-of-way, not all local sites.
“I think it's out of control.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Ron DeSantis responds to Flock surveillance questions at press briefing
Video of DeSantis's remarks at an August 26 press briefing.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. DeSantis said the spread of license-plate readers is out of control and urged legislative safeguards. Tighter rules rather than abolition fit Mixed or conditional.