Automated license plate readers are being removed from state highway rights of way. This decision is due to privacy concerns and reports of misuse. The rapid expansion of surveillance technology is also a factor.

Law enforcement agencies have been ordered to take down the devices, specifically Flock cameras, within a certain timeframe. The order gives them 30 days to complete the removal.

Further details about the removal of these devices can be found through the source. The order to remove the cameras is a response to concerns about privacy and the use of surveillance technology.