Concerns Over License Plate Reader Surveillance

These cameras, um, the license plate readers,

I think it's out of

control. Um, and this is something that in

Florida, you know, our highway patrol, we have readers for

like tolling by plate and things like that.

Now, I've never supported the automatic tickets

being sent if you're

speeding. I think an, a human being has to do that.

And so I've never, I've never embraced that. But, um...

And so this was something that was, was kind of out there

in that vein. And then with this whole flock situation,

it's now being used not for tra-- not for tolling by plate or things

like that, but for actual criminal surveillance.

And so these are done by police departments and sheriff's departments

by and large. Uh, I've asked for an overview of what's going

on in

state agencies. There are some, but it's a lot smaller than what we have

at the

local level. Um, and so

I'm all about having law enforcement have tools to be able

to hold criminals accountable. I think that's important that we do that,

and

no one's been stronger on law enforcement than me.

But I don't wanna have this become a

surveillance state. I don't want there to be a situation--

And that's why we

wanted an AI bill of rights. Remember, we were pushing for that because

the, the, the, the flock is artificial intelligence.

So whether it's online with digital

surveillance or whether it's with cameras, uh, at what

point are we just gonna be free to be...

not have to deal with any of that? And so, uh, I think it needs

to be overhauled for sure. I know New Hampshire did something that,

um,

really kept-- It's interesting.

They put something in a bill about using them on,

uh, state so the, the, the sheriffs and the police can use it on

state right of ways.

And I asked Jared, I said, "Well, what, what's-- is the state involved?" State

doesn't get any of the informa- or anything.

It's just like they're doing it.

So we don't even really know, you know, like the police department or whatever.

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?" So I think this has happened very quickly.

I think people are right to be concerned.

Uh, I wanted an AI bill of rights that could have addressed this and others,

other issues. Uh, the Senate passed a product,

uh, and the House in Florida, they wouldn't even, they wouldn't even-