Florida Digital Rights Association
@fldigitalrights.org
We are an advocacy group dedicated to fighting for digital freedom in the State of Florida and fostering local communities to tackle local concerns. https://www.fldigitalrights.org/
Today the Senate Commerce Committee advanced KOSA and three other bills from the "Surveillance Slate". We continue to oppose this legislation. These measures expand data collection, create new compliance burdens, and push age-verification infrastructure under the banner of child safety.
The Senate Commerce Committee just passed KOSA out of committee with zero debate & failed to move the SCREEN Act. punchbowl.news/article/tech...
Tech: KOSA heads to Senate floor
The Senate Commerce Committee sent the Kids Online Safety Act to the floor on Wednesday, alongside three other bills designed to protect kids and teens using technology.
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‼️ACTION ALERT: The Senate Commerce Committee is holding “kids safety” circus again, this time considering both KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act) & SCREEN Act, two of the most dangerous censorship & age verification bills on the table! CALL YOUR LAWMAKERS & TELL THEM TO OPPOSE 📲 248-331-8665
🚨Senate Commerce marks up KOSA, the SCREEN Act, and other “kids safety” bills this Wednesday at 10 AM ET. ⚠️These bills are sold as child protection. ⚠️Most create new data-collection points and shift power away from parents. 1/2
A new, pro data center advocacy group has emerged to pitch local governments on approving data center projects. Watch out for the Florida Digital Infrastructure and Security Alliance in your local government. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/a-data-cen... #AI #DataCenter #Florida #Tech #DigitalRights
A data center roadshow launches in Florida
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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There are way more flashy things to talk about than securing our water supply, but we need to talk about it! www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... @projectfranklin.bsky.social is trying to fix this! We need cybersecurity for our water! #Cybersecurity #Security #InfoSec
Hackers disrupt over 30 Minnesota water utilities in coordinated OT attack
The Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) agency activated its cybersecurity incident response capabilities across the entire state after hackers targeted more than 30 community water systems in "a coordinated...
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Central Florida - if you're trying to kick Flock to the curb, check out @orlando50501.bsky.social! They have an anti-surveillance group that is looking to organize against ALPRs in Orlando. Let's work together to cancel some contracts! #Flock #Orlando #Florida #ALPR #Surveillance
Not only was this an abuse of Flock's database of people's movements - this also included abuse of DAVID. The Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) used by the state is supposed to have guardrails to protect against this kind of thing. And yet it gets abused. #Florida #Flock #ALPR
DeFlock Redmond@deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 2w agoAn #ALPR abuse case from Sumpter County, FL! "a #Florida sheriff's detective was arrested and fired after investigators said she improperly accessed multiple law enforcement databases to obtain information about her husband's ex-wife for personal reasons." NoALPRs.com 🚫 #deflock #surveillance
This DeFlock kickoff for Palm Beach County is happening today at 7PM!
Florida Digital Rights Association@fldigitalrights.org · last mo.The Palm Beach and Treasure Coast DSA is kicking off an anti-flock interest group! @pbdsa.bsky.social democratic-socialists-of-america.solidarity.tech/pbtc-dsa-def... If you know people who would be interested in this initiative, please pass it along! #Flock #DeFlock #Florida #Privacy #ALPR
DeFlock Polk, FL is putting together a great resource for fighting ALPRs. Check it out or pass it along folks in Lakeland, Winter Haven, or Polk County in general. deflockpolkfl.org #Flock #Polk #PolkCounty #Florida #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy
If you know folks in the City of Tampa, let them know about the hearing happening tomorrow about the Flock-aligned ALPR vendor RedSpeed. Someone from the FLDR Tampa Bay chapter will be giving public comment. #Tampa #TampaBay #Flock #ALPR #Florida #Surveillance #Privacy
Florida Digital Rights Association@fldigitalrights.org · 3w ago🚨 Tampa to vote on expanding number of ALPRs in the city this Thursday We're asking the constituents of the City of Tampa to tell their council members to vote NO on the ordinance which would expand the number of RedSpeed cameras. www.fldigitalrights.org/tampa-city-c... #Tampa #ALPR #Flock
Eleven years. $5.5M. One competitive bid. A police goal of covering "the entire city perimeter" that no commission ever voted on. Our fifth city investigation is live: Hollywood, FL — built entirely on public records. deflockbroward.org/hollywood/
Hollywood | Deflock Broward
Eleven years. $5.5 million. A plan to cover "the entire city perimeter" that no one ever voted on. What the public record shows about Hollywood's ALPR program — from the 2014 LEARN enrollment nobody w...
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🚨 Tampa to vote on expanding number of ALPRs in the city this Thursday We're asking the constituents of the City of Tampa to tell their council members to vote NO on the ordinance which would expand the number of RedSpeed cameras. www.fldigitalrights.org/tampa-city-c... #Tampa #ALPR #Flock
Tampa City Council to vote on Flock-associated School Zone Cameras this Thursday, July 16
City Council is considering an expansion of the RedSpeed school zone camera program from 6 to 18 schools citywide.
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Don't like being tracked everywhere you drive? You CAN fight back - many other communities have. DeFlock is organizing a national week of action against ALPRs. noalprs.com
National Week of Action Against ALPRs | DeFlock
Mass surveillance doesn't equal safety. Join the movement to dismantle automated license plate readers in our communities.
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The #House Passed The #KIDSAct—The #Senate Should Reject It https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/house-passed-kids-act-senate-should-reject-it #privacy #AgeVerification #politics
The House Passed The KIDS Act—The Senate Should Reject It
Last week, the House voted on the KIDS Act, a disjointed package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging. The package combines a revised version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), with several other internet bills, study bills, reporting requirements,...
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"A Milwaukee Police Department detective now faces charges for allegedly abusing the same license plate reader technology he was assigned to investigate another officer for misusing." 🤦♂️ #Flock #Surveillance www.tmj4.com/news/local-n...
Milwaukee police detective charged with misusing Flock surveillance cameras
A second member of the Milwaukee department faces charges for allegedly misusing the city's Flock camera surveillance system to track people's movements.
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CDT’s Laperruque: “This decision makes clear that carrying a phone, using apps and holding data in the cloud — the ordinary things everyone does as a part of daily life — does not mean signing away your Fourth Amendment rights.”
SCOTUS: Va. geofence warrant was Fourth Amendment search - Virginia Lawyers Weekly
The U.S. Supreme Court held that a Virginia geofence warrant constitutes a Fourth Amendment search, affirming privacy rights in cellphone location data.
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CDT supports stronger protections for young people online, but there are better ways to achieve them, including stronger data minimization and limits on data use and retention. Read more here:
Should Have Known Is the Wrong Standard for Kids’ Safety Laws
Getting This Right"#the-de-risking-warning" class="toc-anchor">The De-Risking Warningwer-mens-rea-standard-means-verifying-everyonenbsp" href="#a-lower-mens-rea-standard-means-verifying-everyonenbsp" class="toc-anchor">A Lower Mens Rea Standard Means Verifying Everyone s="toc-anchor">Knowledge Requirements Protect Speechpa-2-0-and-kosa-would-change" class="toc-anchor">What COPPA 2.0 and KOSA Would Change" class="toc-anchor">A Quick Primer on Mens Reaps://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/kids-safety-package-wins-house-approval-00980846">passed the KIDS Act, which includes a revised version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) 2.0. […]
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When surveillance infrastructure is available, we should not be surprised to see it abused routinely. So called "legitimate" uses for this infrastructure will plague us with frightening examples of stalking and victimization by those who are supposed to use this "correctly." #Flock #Florida #ALPR
404 Media@404media.co · last mo.A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
The Palm Beach and Treasure Coast DSA is kicking off an anti-flock interest group! @pbdsa.bsky.social democratic-socialists-of-america.solidarity.tech/pbtc-dsa-def... If you know people who would be interested in this initiative, please pass it along! #Flock #DeFlock #Florida #Privacy #ALPR
DeFlock Kickoff - Palm Beach & Treasure Coast DSA - Democratic Socialists of America
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"Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power spoke out against Flock Safety cameras, calling for a ban on the use of these license plate readers." Would love to see more politicians listen to their constituents and get these AI cameras taken down. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l... #Florida #Flock #ALPR
'Enough is enough': Evan Power pushes for ban on Flock cameras
Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power speaks out against Flock license plate readers, pushing for a ban due to privacy and constitutional concerns.
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Set a reminder for yourself to call your congressional representatives tomorrow! We can't let the government dismantle more of our digital freedom on Big Tech's behalf. #Privacy #Surveillance #KOSA
Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org · last mo.‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...
The #FCC’s #Spam Call Proposal Is Just a Data Collection Scheme https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/fccs-spam-call-proposal-just-data-collection-scheme #privacy
Be ready to hear about more situations like this one where people are falsely accused of crimes purely because they got dinged by AI cameras as a person of interest. www.instagram.com/reel/DZfLVuT... #ALPR #Flock #Surveillance #Privacy #Florida
DeFlock is organizing a national week of action for August 16-22, 2026! If you would like to get involved, you can sign up for updates through this site. noalprs.com #DeFlock #Flock #ALPR #Privacy #Surveillance #ICE
National Week of Action Against ALPRs | DeFlock
Mass surveillance doesn't equal safety. Join the movement to dismantle automated license plate readers in our communities.
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We are joining @deflock.org in saying that ALPRs need to be removed. The surveillance infrastructure needs to be taken down. If you live in Florida and are looking for how to take action, join us for the National Week of Action. Get in touch! www.fldigitalrights.org/the-state-of... #Flock #ALPR
The state of Flock surveillance in Florida
What at one point was considered to be the quintessential picture of surveillance by America's greatest rival has now become a goal for many cities across the land of the free.
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"I've been doing this work for 12 years, and I have never seen a stronger anti-surveillance environment amongst the public in the United States than I see right now." - @chadmarlow.bsky.social (Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU) #surveillance #privacy #4a #SOS
DeFlock Redmond@deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere's the recording of the webinar launching the "Solidarity Over Surveillance" campaign on Wednesday, June 3. 👀 "Corporate and government #surveillance violates our constitutional rights — and policymakers must put a stop to it." #SOS #privacy
El registro obligatorio de líneas telefónicas pone en riesgo la privacidad y seguridad de activistas al vincular comunicaciones y ubicación con su identidad.
Comunidades en defensa del territorio perciben riesgos en el registro obligatorio de líneas telefónicas
El registro obligatorio de líneas telefónicas tendrá un impacto desproporcionado en las operadoras comunitarias y en la privacidad de sus usuarios.
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It seems like a lot of the funding that is going toward ALPRs and other surveillance tech is coming from funding allocated by the Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement. #ICE #Flock #ALPR #MassSurveillance #Privacy
Fight back. The decline in respect for human dignity through technology is not inevitable. Stop the bad ideas today. #Privacy #Linux #DigitalRights #AgeVerification
Liam @ GamingOnLinux@gamingonlinux.com · 2mo agoColorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems #Gaming #USA #PCGaming #US #AgeVerification #Linux #OpenSource