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Jay Kalogiros-Pepper, a Wildlife Ecology and Conservation junior at UF, holds up a sign that reads “Stop AI Surveillance” during the “Deflock UF” protest at Turlington Plaza, Sept. 9, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.

As states shut off cameras, student protesters call for UF to ‘Deflock’ campus

About 20 students led chants of phrases like “Big brother, we don’t want you” on Turlington Plaza Wednesday to protest the use of Flock Safety cameras on campus and around Gainesville. The protest follows a Sept. 1 decision by the Florida Department of Transportation to ban automated license plate readers, including Flock Safety cameras, from all state roads and highways.




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