Public disputes over automated license-plate readers, searchable vehicle-location records, and the use or prohibition of networked camera systems.
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Florida revoked permits for plate readers on state highway rights-of-way, citing privacy and misuse concerns. Flock Safety urged regulation instead of removal, while Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner warned that the short deadline could harm criminal investigations.
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Role at the time: Digital-rights advocacy organization
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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”
The FDOT removal is at issue. EFF endorses that measure and calls for further restrictions rather than criticizing the removal.
Role at the time: DeFlock St. Pete organizer
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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.
“I think there's still some real questions about what is going on behind the scenes”
The FDOT removal is the measure at issue. Schira approves of that step while arguing it does not go far enough.
Role at the time: State transportation agency
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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.
“concerning reports of misuse, data privacy concerns, and surveillance schemes”
The memo gives reasons for FDOT's permit revocation, the measure at issue in this case.
Role at the time: Flock Safety statement by CEO Garrett Langley
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Flock's August 2026 safeguards meaningfully address privacy and misuse concerns about its license-plate reader network.
“Today, we are updating our recommendation and default to a 7-day retention, and introducing Evidence Mode.”
The company argues its announced controls address concerns about the network, which is the case-level question.
Zach Schira is a Florida privacy advocate and organizer with DeFlock St. Pete.
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Steven Meiner is the mayor of Miami Beach, Florida. He previously served as a city commissioner and has worked as an attorney.
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Eric Aden is the sheriff of Okaloosa County, Florida. He began his law enforcement career as an Okaloosa County patrol deputy in 1995 and previously served with the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
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Marci Bakely is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Georgia resident.
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Max Isaacs is director of technology law and policy at the Policing Project at NYU School of Law. His work focuses on emerging policing technologies and civil rights. Before joining the project, he clerked for two federal judges and was a civil rights fellow at Lambda Legal.
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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. His scholarship examines criminal procedure, privacy and police surveillance technology.
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Robert Frommer is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice and director of its Project on the Fourth Amendment. His litigation has addressed search and seizure protections, property rights and free speech.
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