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Republican Florida congressman introduces bill requiring warrants for Flock Safety cameras

Greg Steube’s Flafo Act would require federal agencies to obtain warrants before accessing or sharing data from networked license plate readers A Florida Republican has introduced a bill that would bar US federal agencies from using Flock Safety’s licence plate cameras and similar systems without a warrant, amid a nationwide backlash against the surveillance company. Greg Steube’s Facilitating Liberty and Accountability for Flock Observations (Flafo) Act, introduced on Friday , would require a judicial warrant before federal agencies could buy, operate, access or share data with networked licence plate readers. It would also make US Department of Justice grants to local police conditional on their adopting similar rules. Continue reading...

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Sep 25, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Flock Safety touts platform changes ahead of Senate hearing

Flock Safety outlined a series of policy changes to its controversial database of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) as Washington mounts pressure on the company to prevent misuse of the technology. The letter from Flock’s chief legal officer, Dan Haley, was sent earlier this month to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who is spearheading an investigation…

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Flock Safety Josh Hawley Washington

Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Hill

Three takeaways from the Senate hearing on Flocks camera network

A Senate hearing on Flock Safety examined gaps in police oversight, data security and ALPR rules. Here are three takeaways.

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Sep 23, 2026 · byMashable

Senators try to ‘get to the bottom of’ AI-powered surveillance networks amid Flock concerns

A Senate panel held the first Congressional hearing Wednesday on AI-powered surveillance cameras manufacturers, such as Flock Safety, in an attempt to “get to the bottom” of whether the technology infringes on the public’s privacy. The hearing — titled “Always Watching: Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network” — was spearheaded by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo), the…

Flock Safety Josh Hawley

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Hill

We needed the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act. Technology found a way around it.

As advancements in technology allow private companies like Flock Safety to bypass the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, experts argue that current privacy laws must be updated to regulate the collection and retention of vehicle movement data.

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Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Hill

Flock offers workers voluntary buyouts amid backlash

Flock Safety is offering buyouts to employees who want to leave the company, as backlash increases from civilians and politicians.

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Sep 19, 2026 · byMashable

Hawley invites Flock, Axon, other surveillance tech CEOs to testify

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) invited the CEOs of Flock Safety and other prominent AI-powered surveillance camera manufacturers to testify before the upper chamber’s Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism next week. Hawley, the subcommittee’s chair, wrote on social media Friday that he “invited the CEOs of Flock Safety, Axon, Motorola and Verkada to testify in…

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Sep 19, 2026 · byThe Hill

Influencers are urging Home Depot and Lowe's to drop Flock

A group of influencers with a combined following of 46M followers are demanding Lowe's and Home Depot drop their Flock Safety contracts.

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Sep 12, 2026 · byBusiness Insider

Class Action Lawsuit Claims Flock’s License-Plate Cameras Used to Stalk American Citizens

A federal class-action lawsuit accuses Flock Safety of failing to prevent law enforcement misuse of its 120,000-camera ALPR network for personal stalking and surveillance. The suit, filed in Georgia, seeks to represent every U.S. person whose plate was scanned since January 1, 2024. The post Class Action Lawsuit Claims Flock’s License-Plate Cameras Used to Stalk American Citizens appeared first on The Daily Hodl .

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Sep 8, 2026 · byThe Daily Hodl

Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash

Politicians on the right and left are pushing back against Flock as more Americans voice opposition to the tech Growing factions from both sides of the political aisle in the US are pushing back against surveillance cameras made by a single company, a rare response in a sharply divided country with a president pushing an unwaveringly pro-tech agenda. The bipartisan backlash against Flock Safety cameras resembles nationwide rage toward the construction of large datacenters that power artificial intelligence. Polling shows roughly 75% of Americans oppose new datacenter construction in their areas. Continue reading...

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Sep 5, 2026 · byThe Guardian

US Cities Are Terminating Flock Camera Contracts at Record Pace After Nationwide Pushback

In April, millions of readers came to GNN for the scoop on Maryland’s first-in-the-nation ban on “surveillance pricing” in retail grocery stores. Now, municipal governments around the country are ending their association with Flock Safety, a company that has cloaked the streets of the nation in surveillance cameras that automatically read license plates using AI. […] The post US Cities Are Terminating Flock Camera Contracts at Record Pace After Nationwide Pushback appeared first on Good News Network .

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Aug 31, 2026 · byGood News Network