11 mystery Flock cameras identified in Florida county
11 mystery Flock cameras identified in Florida county Rob Beschizza 6:06 pm Thu Oct 1, 2026 A Flock camera. Photographers / Shutterstock Florida recently ordered law enforcement agencies to remove Flock cameras installed on the state's roads: the intrusive technology and regular misuse by police officers has led to a national backlash against the company and surveillance cameras in general. Most are already gone, but there's a problem: there are Flock cameras in St.
- ▪11 mystery Flock cameras identified in Florida county Rob Beschizza 6:06 pm Thu Oct 1, 2026 A Flock camera.
- ▪Photographers / Shutterstock Florida recently ordered law enforcement agencies to remove Flock cameras installed on the state's roads: the intrusive technology and regular misuse by police officers has led to a national backlash against the
- ▪Most are already gone, but there's a problem: there are Flock cameras in St.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 11 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Florida county finds 11 unpermitted Flock cameras with unidentified owners — Engadget
- ▪ Florida to take down Flock cameras put up by unknown owner — Washington Examiner
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11 mystery Flock cameras identified in Florida county Rob Beschizza 6:06 pm Thu Oct 1, 2026 A Flock camera. Photo: Aaron of L.A. Photographers / Shutterstock Florida recently ordered law enforcement agencies to remove Flock cameras installed on the state's roads: the intrusive technology and regular misuse by police officers has led to a national backlash against the company and surveillance cameras in general. Most are already gone, but there's a problem: there are Flock cameras in St. Lucie County that no-one can account for. As first reported by The Washington Post, local officials paid for and emplaced 52 of the devices, which wed license-plate recognition with a national database that allows for real-time tracking of vehicles and their presumed occupants.
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