{"slug": "ron-desantis-says-flock-cameras-out-of-control", "title": "Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras ‘Out of Control’", "summary": "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the use of automated-license plate readers has gotten 'out of control,' as debates continue across the country over Flock Safety's AI-enabled cameras. DeSantis stated, 'No one's been stronger on law enforcement than me—but I don't want to have this become a surveillance state.'", "body_md": "“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the use of automated-license plate readers has gotten ‘out of control,’ as debates continue across the country over Flock Safety’s AI-enabled cameras,” the [Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/florida-governor-says-public-is-right-to-be-concerned-about-flock-cameras-0fd0efdd?mod=rss_socialpoliticsfeed) reports.\n\nSaid DeSantis: “No one’s been stronger on law enforcement than me—but I don’t want to have this become a surveillance state.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ron-desantis-says-flock-cameras-out-of-control", "canonical_source": "https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/26/ron-desantis-says-flock-cameras-out-of-control/", "published_at": "2026-08-26 18:33:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-26 18:44:27.521462+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Ron DeSantis", "Flock Safety", "Wall Street Journal"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ron-desantis-says-flock-cameras-out-of-control", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ron-desantis-says-flock-cameras-out-of-control.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ron-desantis-says-flock-cameras-out-of-control.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ron-desantis-says-flock-cameras-out-of-control.jsonld"}}