Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) launched an investigation Wednesday into Flock Safety’s nationwide license-plate camera network, demanding details on who can access Americans’ vehicle data after what he called the "abuse and misuse of personal data."
Hawley Targets Scope Of Flock Network
Hawley told CEO Garrett Langley that Flock has built an "unprecedented national surveillance network" of more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states that conducts roughly 20 billion vehicle scans each month. "The overwhelming majority of Americans captured in those records did nothing wrong," Hawley wrote.
The probe follows a growing bipartisan backlash. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) recently called Flock’s system "AI mass surveillance," while Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) urged police to "GET A WARRANT" before using the technology.
Cities Pull Back As Privacy Concerns Grow
