State order to pull Flock cameras won't shrink South Florida's surveillance web

Florida’s DOT ordered local agencies to remove state-road license-plate readers within 30 days, prompting mixed compliance, but a Miami Herald analysis shows the broader network—largely city, county, and HOA cameras and dominated by Flock Safety—remains vast across South Florida, with hundreds of cameras and millions of vehicles tracked, meaning the move is unlikely to meaningfully reduce mass surveillance. Privacy advocates call for uniform standards, audits, and stronger safeguards as the system remains pervasive.