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Story summary
- Putnam County Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach ordered removal of 18 ALPR cameras within 30 days.
- DeLoach said community concerns over privacy, data sharing, and regulatory oversight motivated the removal.
- St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick defended similar cameras, calling privacy worries misinformation.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the technology “out of control”.
- He warned that the system could create a surveillance state.
