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Ron DeSantis: What we don’t want in the state of Florida is to have a digital AI surveillance state where everything we’re doing is…

On the recordSeptember 4, 2026
What we don’t want in the state of Florida is to have a digital AI surveillance state where everything we’re doing is being tracked at all times.
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Ron DeSantis
Florida

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Commenting on automated license plate readers.

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