Florida Kicked Flock Cameras Off State Roads, Then Police Found A Pretty Obvious Loophole

Florida authorities moved to take Flock Safety licence-plate-reading cameras off state-owned roads, but police departments have kept the devices watching traffic by relocating them onto municipal streets and private property. The cameras were never switched off — they simply changed address, moving from state jurisdiction to land controlled by cities, counties and private owners.

The workaround is a useful illustration of how difficult it is to dismantle a surveillance network once it is built. A rule covering state roads only binds state roads, so local agencies and private hosts can run the same hardware under their own policies. For drivers