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Lawmakers in the Senate held a hearing to investigate AI-powered surveillance cameras and automated license plate readers manufactured by Flock Safety. Senators from both parties expressed alarm over potential privacy violations and the tracking of citizens. Additionally, a Republican congressman introduced a bill requiring federal agencies to obtain warrants before accessing such camera data.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that senators held a hearing to scrutinize Flock Safety surveillance cameras and that lawmakers from both parties raised concerns regarding privacy and government use.
The Center outlet The Hill and Center outlet Roll Call focused heavily on the Senate hearing details and bipartisan concerns led by Sen. Josh Hawley. The Left outlet The Guardian highlighted a specific legislative response from a Florida congressman requiring warrants for federal agencies. The Right outlet Washington Examiner emphasized senators criticizing the technology after tech CEOs skipped the hearing.
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Flock cameras draw bipartisan concerns at Senate hearing
Senators of both parties expressed alarm Wednesday about the use of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance cameras and automated license plate readers. The bipartisan concerns were aired at a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s panel on Crime and Counterterrorism, though Garrett Langley, the CEO of Flock Safety, which has drawn intense…
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Greg Steube’s Flafo Act would require federal agencies to obtain warrants before accessing or sharing data from networked license plate readersA 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…
A security researcher’s map revealed more locations of Flock devices than any other. Flock is trying to take it down.
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Senators of both parties expressed alarm Wednesday about the use of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance cameras and automated license plate readers. The bipartisan concerns were aired at a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s panel on Crime and Counterterrorism, though Garrett Langley, the CEO of Flock Safety, which has drawn intense…
A Senate Judiciary Committee panel will put Flock Safety’s sprawling network of AI-powered license plate cameras under the microscope Wednesday amid concerns over privacy and potential misuse. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who chairs the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, recently opened an investigation into Flock and how data collected by its more…
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Senators from both parties unloaded Wednesday on AI-powered automatic license plate readers capable of tracking people’s every movement, criticizing the likely infringement on privacy rights as the “surveillance network” faces backlash from communities across the country. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and…
As Americans grow increasingly concerned about privately owned surveillance cameras, powered by artificial intelligence, spreading across the country by the thousands, senators are investigating whether they want to act. While the cameras were initially meant to provide safety, there are concerns from both parties that surveillance has surpassed safety.…
