1+ week, 5+ day ago   (321+ words) MONTICELLO, Fla. -- Jefferson County has shut down its FLOCK license plate reader camera system and will discontinue using the technology, Sheriff Mac McNeill said in a public notice. “After careful consideration and listening to the public’s feedback—including both those…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. -- Wakulla County Sheriff Jared F. Miller said the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office will end its participation in the Flock Safety automated license plate reader program after an evaluation period that he said showed both investigative benefits and concerns about…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1407+ words) Leon County has suspended its license plate readers, Jefferson and Wakulla have pulled out, and FDOT is ordering cameras off state highway rights-of-way. Now Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida must prevent the technology from becoming a "digital AI surveillance state....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) by Fox 49 News TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Sheriff Walt McNeil has ordered the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to immediately stop using automated license plate recognition technology while the agency awaits additional oversight, guidance or regulation from law enforcement accrediting bodies. The suspension,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (120+ words) Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- The Thomas County Sheriff’s Office is launching a public-facing transparency portal detailing how it uses Flock Safety technology as part of its law enforcement work. The sheriff’s office said it uses Flock Safety…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. -- Questions over how license plate reader cameras were installed in Wakulla County have prompted the sheriff to review his office’s participation in a regional program, as some residents press county commissioners to intervene. Wakulla County resident Zach…...