Florida state leadership approved funding for surveillance cameras, with James Uthmeier serving on the Cabinet board.
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Updated Sep 2
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What happened
Florida state leadership approved funding for surveillance cameras, with James Uthmeier serving on the Cabinet board.
Who's involved
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Part of
Widespread use and technology expansion of Flock Safety surveillance systems in Florida.Also in this story
- Flock Safety and WINK are facing state scrutiny regarding the use of their surveillance technology in Florida.
- Flock Safety technology was used for law enforcement purposes in Florida on September 3rd.
- Flock cameras are deployed throughout Palm Bay, Florida, and state leadership has expressed concern regarding the surveillance technology.
- Flock Safety surveillance cameras are being deployed in Florida and are now targets of vandalism.
The entities involved
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Flock Safety
American surveillance technology company
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Florida
state of the United States of America
- Joint reporting by local media outlets exposed industry issues and highlighted the role of local companies in the Florida insurance market.
- The article covers three concurrent stories: Brightline facing financial strain, FPL offering bill credits to seniors, and Florida's wage hike attracting workers from Alabama.
Related events
- Texas banned state agencies from spending on Flock cameras, while the Florida administration rescinded approvals for the system, championed by Ron DeSantis.
- Flock Safety surveillance cameras are being deployed and utilized across Northeast Florida, with specific deployment noted in Jacksonville, leading to public policy discussions.
- Flock Safety cameras have been deployed in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, to aid law enforcement, drawing pushback regarding their use.
- Leon County rejected grant funding for surveillance cameras, while the city council used settlement funds for cameras.
- In Laredo, the City Council is considering a partnership involving a school purchase/renovation to move forward with Flock Safety camera technology, while Gov. Abbott has paused state funding.