Blogger Comment: Flock Cameras, just another control mechanism with all the others several decades ago,to capture you and control your every movement and what theGlobalist need to enslave you for their One World Government come 2030 and then as it becomes perfectly clear that their world is hell on earth, they will need all this serveillance equipment that they have already installed and more over the next 3 years (not just these Flock Cameras, but all the others) to contain you and use their military and police to subdue you and even kill you at will if they have to in earnest, just like what happened in Nazi Germany and even before the German people realised what was really going on, but far too late to do anything about it…read up your history if you don’t know this…and because you only have 3 years now to realise this…and the Globalist’s golden year of 2030 that the Globalist elites have been stating since the WEF’s inception in 1971…so don’t ever say that you were never told…
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is sounding the alarm over the rapid spread of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance cameras across Florida, warning that the technology is becoming “out of control.”
DeSantis said Floridians are right to be concerned about Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers appearing throughout their communities and tracking the movements of ordinary citizens.
The Republican governor warned that the technology has moved far beyond traditional systems used for toll collection and is now being deployed for “actual criminal surveillance.”
“So I think these cameras, these license plate readers, I think it’s out of control,” DeSantis said during a press conference this week.
While emphasizing his strong support for giving police the tools needed to catch criminals, DeSantis warned there must be a line between legitimate law enforcement and mass surveillance.
“I think that’s important that we do that, and no one’s been stronger on law enforcement than me,” he said.
“But I don’t want to have this become a surveillance state.”
DeSantis Warns AI Surveillance Is Spreading Fast
DeSantis noted that license plate readers previously had far more limited uses, including toll collection.
“But this was something that was kind of out there in that vein, and then with this whole Flock situation, it’s now being used… not for tolling by plate or things like that, but for actual criminal surveillance,” he said.
The governor said he has requested an overview of how the technology is being used by Florida state agencies.
He stressed that law enforcement should have effective tools for catching criminals but questioned how far AI-powered surveillance should be allowed to reach into the lives of innocent Americans.
“Remember, we were pushing for that because the Flock is artificial intelligence, so whether it’s online with digital surveillance or whether it’s with cameras, at what point are we just going to be free to be not have to deal with any of that?” DeSantis asked.
He said the system needs to be “overhauled for sure.”
DeSantis said he previously pushed for an AI bill of rights that could have established protections against such technology.
“The Senate passed a product, and the House in Florida… wouldn’t even do anything about it,” he said.
Police Officers Caught Using Flock to Track Ex-Partners
DeSantis pointed to disturbing cases involving police officers accused of abusing access to Flock surveillance systems for personal purposes.
A Kentucky police officer was arrested after using Flock to track his ex-girlfriend more than 2,000 times.
In South Carolina, another officer was fired after she allegedly used the system to search a former romantic partner’s license plate 166 times.
“And when I see like a police officer using this to track like an ex-girlfriend, I’m like, ‘You know, what the hell’s going on, you know, with this?’” DeSantis said.
The governor warned that the technology has spread with extraordinary speed.
“But this has happened very quickly,” he said.
“I mean, this is in the last few years.”
DeSantis said Florida had license plate readers when he first became governor, but they were primarily associated with collecting tolls.
The expansion into widespread surveillance represents a fundamentally different issue, he argued.
“Go after criminals, great. Let’s all do that,” DeSantis said.
“But surveilling just regular Floridians’ movements and how that data is used, you know — that’s a bird of a different feather.”
‘Handful of Tech Companies Know Everything About You’
DeSantis also raised concerns about how surveillance data could combine with the enormous quantities of personal information already collected by major technology companies.
“Now think about it. All the stuff online about how there’s — I mean, I just I don’t want to be in a situation where these tech companies, a handful of tech companies, know everything about you and know where you’re going,” he said.
The governor warned the situation is only going to become more invasive without legislative intervention.
“But I think it’s going to get a lot worse unless we have some protections for the people in Florida,” DeSantis said.
He argued that state lawmakers will ultimately have to establish those protections because Flock systems are largely being deployed at the local level.
DeSantis said he is examining measures adopted in New Hampshire as a potential starting point for Florida.
“If it’s something you’re concerned about, then I think you should talk to the people running for office, particularly for the legislature,” he said.
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Floridians Rebel Against Cameras
Resistance to the cameras is already growing in Florida communities.
Residents in St. Johns County have protested against Flock cameras appearing throughout the area, with members of Deflock STJohns even using picket signs to physically block cameras’ views.
“People don’t want to be filmed everywhere they go, or tracked every single place they go,” one organizer said.
“A lot of people don’t even notice the cameras until we’re in front of them.”
The organizer vowed to continue fighting the surveillance system.
“I won’t stop,” she said.
“I’m dead set on taking this all the way, if I have to.
“They swore an oath to the Constitution.
“I expect them to uphold that.”
Sheriff Defends Surveillance System
St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick has pushed back against the opposition while acknowledging the extraordinary expansion of surveillance capabilities.
Hardwick described the technology as surveillance on “steroids” but argued that eliminating Flock would undermine law enforcement’s ability to solve crimes.
He also compared communities removing Flock systems with areas that have pushed to defund police departments.
“If you look at the cities that are removing Flock, those are the same exact cities in the same exact states that defund the police department, turn our backs on us when one incident occurs,” Hardwick said.
Hardwick defended Flock as “American-owned and operated” and said his department controls access to its information.
“They don’t share the information. It’s mine. I own it,” he said.
“I choose to do what I want to do with the information.”
Hardwick revealed that his department shares the data with surrounding counties and one federal agency.
“Do we share it with the federal government? Yes,” he said.
“The FBI is the only other entity in the federal government that we share it with.”
DeSantis, however, made clear that his concerns extend beyond whether the technology can help police solve crimes.
For the governor, the issue is whether Americans should have their everyday movements recorded and tracked simply because the technology now makes it possible.
“I think people are right to be concerned, and I think you got to have protections for people,” DeSantis said.
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