Sheriff Gualtieri gets into a heated exchange over Flock cameras with a Pinellas Commissioner
Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri continued to defend Flock cameras at a county commission meeting last week amid county residents raising privacy and stalking concerns about the cameras. One commissioner floated the idea of a ban on all automated license plate readers, or ALPRs. Flock is a popular ALPR brand. Gualtieri said that the cameras don’t track people, and that they instead just take individual pictures of the back of a car. Beryl Lipton researches police surveillance technology for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She said the fact that ALPRs take stationary photos doesn’t mean they can’t be used to track people.
Manatee Commissioners enact a 12-month moratorium on data centers
Manatee County Commissioners approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers last week. The moratorium halts any applications for building permits, development plans, and any related data center facility amendments.
Polk County makes it easier for people to apply for domestic violence protective orders
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. Polk County is highlighting its do-it-yourself court filings and Hope Cards program. Polk uses a software called Turbo Court which offers an interactive process to guide the petitioner to the specific form or petition they need.
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