Fort Walton Beach Keeps License Plate Readers as Others Pause

Fort Walton Beach police will continue operating license plate reader cameras on streets and patrol vehicles despite a state directive prompting other Panhandle agencies to suspend the technology. Police Chief Robert Bage said the cameras help solve crimes daily, though privacy advocates worry the data tracks citizens' movements without suspicion of wrongdoing.

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