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Press coverage naming Florida or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 53 stories

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Date	Source	Story
Jul 3, 2026	Florida’s Voice	Cape Coral residents raise privacy concerns over automated license plate reader cameras in Lee County - Florida’s Voice Florida’s Voice ALPR Lee County
Jun 19, 2026	Tallahassee Democrat	Who gets a cut of the $5 million in school zone speeding camera fines? - Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee Democrat Schools & transit Leon County
Jun 19, 2026	WESH	New federal lawsuit cites WESH 2 reporting on wrongful arrest using facial recognition - WESH WESH Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 18, 2026	WUSF	How an AI facial recognition tool led to a Florida man's wrongful arrest - WUSF WUSF Face recognition Pinellas County Lee County
Jun 18, 2026	Biometric Update	US police facial recognition pioneer blames user error for wrongful arrest - Biometric Update Biometric Update Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 16, 2026	Tampa Bay Times	Police facial recognition tech led to wrongful arrest, lawsuit states - Tampa Bay Times Tampa Bay TimesPaywalled Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 12, 2026	The Economic Times	A 93% police face match in Florida sent a Fort Myers crabber to jail after a child-luring case, but the ar - The Economic Times The Economic Times Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 12, 2026	WFLA	‘People problem’: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responds to lawsuit after AI recognition error - WFLA WFLA Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 12, 2026	News4JAX	Fort Myers man sues Jax Beach police, JSO after AI facial recognition leads to wrongful arrest, lawsuit says - News4JAX News4JAX Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 11, 2026	WINK News - Southwest Florida	Fort Myers man falsely arrested; lawsuit says AI program is to blame - WINK News - Southwest Florida WINK News - Southwest Florida Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 11, 2026	The Florida Times-Union	Lawsuit: Facial-recognition error led to man's wrongful sex charge - The Florida Times-Union The Florida Times-Union Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 11, 2026	WPTV	Port St. Lucie's new police drone program locates missing autistic woman on day one of testing - WPTV WPTV Drones / UAS City of Port St Lucie
Jun 11, 2026	bizpacreview.com	Florida man sues police over alleged wrongful arrest for AI facial recognition error - bizpacreview.com bizpacreview.com Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 11, 2026	International Business Times UK	'Nobody Is Safe': FL Man Sues After AI Facial Recognition Wrongly Tags Him Child Luring Suspect in Shocking Police Blunder - International Business Times UK International Business Times UK Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 11, 2026	Reason Magazine	ACLU Sues After Facial Recognition Falsely Identifies Florida Man as a Child Abductor - Reason Magazine Reason Magazine Face recognition City of Jacksonville Beach
Jun 11, 2026	Global News	Florida man sues police over false arrest linked to facial recognition error - Global News Global News Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	WIRED	Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US - WIRED WIRED Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	American Civil Liberties Union	Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach - American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union Face recognition City of Jacksonville Beach City of Jacksonville
Jun 10, 2026	Florida Phoenix	Law enforcement relied too heavily on AI, falsely arrested a suspect, ACLU argues - Florida Phoenix Florida Phoenix Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	Ars Technica	Man sues Florida cops over arrest spurred by "93% match" in facial recognition - Ars Technica Ars Technica Face recognition Duval County Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	CBS News	Florida man blames wrongful arrest on "error-prone" AI facial recognition - CBS News CBS News Face recognition Lee County
Jun 10, 2026	The Guardian	Florida lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest after AI facial recognition error - The Guardian The Guardian Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	Politico	Wrongful arrest suit sparks fresh scrutiny of police facial recognition - Politico PoliticoPaywalled Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	Common Dreams	Florida Man's Wrongful Arrest Suit Highlights Dangers of AI Facial Recognition in Policing - Common Dreams Common Dreams Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	Law Commentary	Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Linked to Facial Recognition Search - Law Commentary Law Commentary Face recognition City of Jacksonville Beach Pinellas County
Jun 10, 2026	StateScoop	Florida man, ACLU sue police after wrongful arrest using facial recognition tech - StateScoop StateScoop Face recognition Pinellas County
Jun 4, 2026	The Florida Times-Union	Metal detectors being added at 30 Duval elementary schools in 2026-27 - The Florida Times-Union The Florida Times-Union Schools & transit Duval County
Jun 4, 2026	Yahoo	DCPS to begin installing weapons detection systems in elementary schools - Yahoo Yahoo Schools & transit Duval County
Jun 1, 2026	Tallahassee Democrat	Godby High first in nation to use AI, drones, 3D mapping for school safety - Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee Democrat Schools & transit Leon County Broward County
May 25, 2026	Alachua Chronicle	County school zone speed enforcement cameras go live on May 26 at Chiles and Wiles Elementary Schools - Alachua Chronicle Alachua Chronicle Schools & transit Alachua County
May 18, 2026	The Independent Florida Alligator	Inside GPD's use of facial recognition technology - The Independent Florida Alligator The Independent Florida Alligator Face recognition Alachua County
May 17, 2026	FOX 13 Tampa Bay	Sarasota real-time crime center - FOX 13 Tampa Bay FOX 13 Tampa Bay Fixed cameras & RTCC Sarasota County
May 15, 2026	FOX 13 Tampa Bay	Sarasota police credit major crime reduction to the impact of Real-Time Operations Center technology - FOX 13 Tampa Bay FOX 13 Tampa Bay Fixed cameras & RTCC City of Sarasota
May 12, 2026	Spectrum Bay News 9	After trial cut short, Pinellas County Schools mull future of weapon detection systems - Spectrum Bay News 9 Spectrum Bay News 9 Schools & transit Pinellas County
May 8, 2026	Tallahassee Democrat	Thousands of cameras monitor Leon County. Here's where they are - Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee Democrat Schools & transit Leon County
Apr 29, 2026	American Civil Liberties Union	New Orleans Police Continuing to Use Live Face Recognition Despite City Law - American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union Face recognition City of Cross
Apr 28, 2026	WKMG	Brevard expands school metal detector program to middle schools, says guns were caught in high schools - WKMG WKMG Schools & transit Brevard County
Apr 20, 2026	Dronelife	One Screen, Total Awareness: How Drones, Cameras, and Data Converge in Police Response - Dronelife Dronelife Fixed cameras & RTCC Collier County
Apr 15, 2026	Tampa Bay Times	Pinellas cuts short weapon detection trial at 2 schools - Tampa Bay Times Tampa Bay TimesPaywalled Schools & transit Pinellas County School District
Apr 8, 2026	Tampa Bay Times	Pinellas school weapon detectors cause long lines. They’ll try again today. - Tampa Bay Times Tampa Bay TimesPaywalled Schools & transit Pinellas County School District
Apr 8, 2026	EdSurge	Some Advocates Concerned as States Push for Cameras in Special Education Classrooms - EdSurge EdSurge Schools & transit Broward County School District
Apr 7, 2026	GovTech	Q&A: Do Weapons Detection Systems Keep Schools Safe? - GovTech GovTech Schools & transit Pinellas County School District
Apr 6, 2026	FOX 13 Tampa Bay	Pinellas County Schools rolling out weapons detection pilot at two high schools starting Tuesday - FOX 13 Tampa Bay FOX 13 Tampa Bay Schools & transit Pinellas County School District
Apr 6, 2026	Spectrum Bay News 9	Pinellas County tests weapons detection systems at 2 high schools - Spectrum Bay News 9 Spectrum Bay News 9 Schools & transit Pinellas County
Mar 24, 2026	Florida Politics	Failed push to scrap license plate decals raises questions - Florida Politics Florida Politics ALPR Miami-Dade County
Mar 2, 2026	wtsp.com	Hernando County debates regulation of controversial Flock license plate readers - wtsp.com wtsp.com ALPR Hernando County
Feb 17, 2026	Gulf Coast News and Weather	Lee County residents raise privacy concerns about Flock camera tech - Gulf Coast News and Weather Gulf Coast News and Weather ALPR Lee County
Jan 12, 2026	News4JAX	St. Johns County license plate readers help recover 597 stolen vehicles, find 151 missing persons - News4JAX News4JAX ALPR St. Johns County
Dec 15, 2025	Sun Sentinel	‘Creeped out’ or crime solvers? License plate readers in South Florida a controversial tool - Sun Sentinel Sun SentinelMetered ALPR Broward County
Jun 25, 2025	WKMG	As more Florida agencies turn to license plate readers, local lawmaker wants more regulation - WKMG WKMG ALPR Seminole County Lake County
Apr 23, 2025	Politico	The cops have two license plate readers outside Mar-a-Lago. Where does the data go? - Politico PoliticoPaywalled ALPR Palm Beach County
Apr 1, 2025	WKMG	Ocoee City Commission approves expanding license plate reader program - WKMG WKMG ALPR Orange County
Jun 5, 2024	GovTech	Florida Man Declared War on License Plate Readers - GovTech GovTech ALPR Seminole County

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