GoKawiilSt. Lucie County, Florida finds 11 unpermitted Flock cameras, owners unknown
After St. Lucie County, Florida ordered removal of Flock license-plate cameras from local roads, police discovered 14 cameras operating without required permits. Eleven of those cameras have no identified owner, while the Sheriff's Office claimed the remaining three but declined to explain why it never obtained permits or whether it accessed the data collected.
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The discovery raises questions about who can access vehicle-tracking data if cameras can operate outside official oversight, according to residents and County Commissioner James Clasby. It also follows a pattern of documented Flock misuse by Florida officers, including stalking cases, which suggests existing safeguards may not be preventing abuse of these surveillance networks.
- 14 Flock cameras found in St. Lucie County lacked permits; 11 have no known owner.
- The Sheriff's Office claimed only 3 of the cameras and hasn't explained the permit failure.
- The Washington Post has documented at least 50 cases of police misusing Flock camera data nationwide.
Source: arstechnica.com, 2026-10-01
Published there as: “Florida cops say they don't know who owns 11 unpermitted Flock cameras”
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