Florida Bans Highway License Plate Readers Over Privacy Concerns

Florida’s Department of Transportation revoked all approvals for license plate readers on state rights‑of‑way, citing a surge in deployments, misuse concerns, and privacy risks, in line with Gov. DeSantis’s stance. Some local agencies will discontinue use, while others maintain them as tools for investigations; Flock Safety defends the technology as aiding public safety and crime solving, even as a broader national backlash grows with other states pausing funding and incidents of vandalism against cameras.