Florida Lawmaker Moves To End Warrantless Flock Surveillance

Liberty Check

• Protects Fourth Amendment rights against warrantless surveillance
• Targets invasive Flock technology used without probable cause
• Strengthens constitutional limits on government tracking of citizens

A Florida congressman is pushing legislation that would halt the growing use of Flock surveillance cameras operating without warrants across the country.

The measure comes as more communities quietly install the automated license plate readers that capture and store vehicle movements without individual suspicion or court oversight.

THIS is the problem with Flock cameras!!

A Sarasota police officer was just arrested and fired following an investigation into the alleged misuse of Flock and other law enforcement databases.

When you give the government the ability to track people, someone WILL abuse it.

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— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) August 20, 2026

Republican lawmakers say the technology has expanded far beyond its original public safety purpose and now functions as a mass surveillance tool that chills everyday travel.

“This is about protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans from being tracked without cause,” the congressman stated.

Critics of the bill argue that the cameras help solve crimes and locate missing persons, but supporters counter that those benefits do not justify bypassing the warrant requirement embedded in the Fourth Amendment.

Local police departments have increasingly partnered with Flock without public debate or legislative approval, raising concerns about transparency and long-term data retention.

“Americans deserve better.”