Flock cameras draw bipartisan concerns at Senate hearing
Flock said it is adding search controls and shorter retention periods as lawmakers weigh new limits on AI-driven license-plate cameras.
- On Wednesday, Senate Judiciary subcommittee chair Josh Hawley convened a hearing on AI-powered surveillance networks after the CEOs of Flock Safety, Axon Enterprise, Motorola Solutions, and Verkada declined invitations to testify.
- Senators raised bipartisan concerns about Flock's nationwide network of more than 120,000 cameras that scan millions of vehicle movements daily without warrants, prompting Hawley to examine what he called an expanding surveillance network.
- Florida resident Lindsey Isaacs testified she spent 13 days in jail after a Flock camera erroneously linked her to a fatal crash. Pinal County, Arizona, Sheriff Ross Teeple said he terminated his department's contract due to transparency concerns.
- Lawmakers discussed potential federal interventions including warrant requirements for historical data searches, while Hawley left open the possibility of subpoenaing the absent executives after cybersecurity researcher Benn Jordan warned of systemic digital vulnerabilities.
- House members have introduced at least four bills targeting surveillance technology as privacy-security debates continue. Flock said it supports 'clear, sensible legislation,' though critics argue existing safeguards fail to prevent systemic misuse.
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Flock cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan U.S. senators say - The Daily Chronicle
WASHINGTON — A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hearing. GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, the chair of the Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, said the point of the hearing was to find out “what is going on with the expanding surveillance network that appears to be going coast to c…
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