Residents in Henderson County oppose Flock AI license plate readers, while Hawley launches an investigation and DeSantis orders camera removal in Florida.
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Updated Sep 2
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What happened
Residents in Henderson County oppose Flock AI license plate readers, while Hawley launches an investigation and DeSantis orders camera removal in Florida.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Florida banned license plate cameras supplied by Flock Safety on September 11th.Sub-event
- Gubernatorial direction mandates the removal of LPR technology used by Flock Safety.Sub-event
- Hawley is investigating alleged privacy violations by Flock Safety, while Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott order the removal of LPR cameras.Sub-event
Local opposition in Henderson County, combined with Hawley's investigation and DeSantis's removal order, targets Flock Safety.1 source
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The entities involved
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Flock Safety
American surveillance technology company
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Henderson County
county in Tennessee, United States
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Josh Hawley
American lawyer and politician (born 1979)
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Ron DeSantis
American politician (born 1978)
Related events
- Flock Safety partnership ended in Jefferson County, Florida, amid Governor DeSantis's opposition to the technology.
- Flock Safety cameras were discontinued on county roads and ordered removed from the state highway system in Liberty County, Florida.
- Florida banned license plate cameras on September 3rd.
- Josh Hawley opened an investigation into Flock Safety's camera usage and deployment.
- Hawley opened a Senate investigation into Flock's data, while DeSantis and the ACLU joined the backlash against the company's nationwide surveillance network.