August 17, 2026 – DeFlock St. Pete organizer Zach Schira is pushing for greater oversight of St. Petersburg’s 50 Flock license plate reader cameras, warning the system is “ripe for abuse” without stronger safeguards. Saturday’s meeting packed the Obama Main Library auditorium to its 120-person capacity limit, leaving many people who had RSVPed unable to enter, including representatives from multiple news organizations, illustrating the breadth of concern over how the technology is used and who can access the data it collects.
