Oh and she was an outstanding investigator ._.

absolute power corrupts absolutely...

Look. We really opened Pandoras Box with the Patriot Act. Collective societal fear ruled the day and plenty of entities found ways to exploit surveillance to make money. But I admit that never in a thousand years would I have guessed a mass private surveillance network. I was always fearful of state over reach, but not this privately driven partnership with every level of government.

Now, in my opinion, it's too late. Yes there is push back, yes even Florida banned them recently. A rare Florida win. But these companies are like ticks with an endless supply of blood. They'll latch on, get plucked off, but find another vein to tap into. You have to cut off their heads, but today's governing systems don't have the power or ethics to do that.

Didn't Florida just go with a different company that does the same thing?

"It's a necessary tool. We need this tool to combat evil," he said.

What a shit ending. No. It’s not necessary.

Yes and no. They wrote some interesting rules to exempt certain properties and public ways. Essentially, permits for readers on state controlled roads are revoked. They must be removed by the end of September.

How it plays out, no idea. Private property and local byways (as far as I can tell reading Tue FDOT order) are OK. So home depot parking lots can still Flock you.