Hernando County is grappling with the installation of Flock license plate recognition cameras, deployed by the Sheriff’s Office about a year ago to combat crime. While the Sheriff’s Office asserts these cameras capture only still images of vehicles in public areas and do not use facial recognition, storing data for only 30 days, residents like Marvin Baynham express significant privacy concerns. They argue the cameras are deployed without consent and that the data is exempt from public records requests, creating a surveillance system against citizens’ will. County Commissioner Ryan Amsler acknowledges resident concerns, particularly regarding the for-profit nature of Flock Safety and potential impacts on constitutional rights, prompting a workshop meeting to discuss the technology.