Lawmakers Move to Ban Flock Cameras After 404 Media Exposés
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act to prohibit federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers and cut funding to state and local governments that deploy them. The bill follows 404 Media reporting that ICE accessed Flock data, police investigated protests, and a Texas cop searched nationwide for a woman who self-administered an abortion. Senator Josh Hawley also proposed the Stop Flock Abuse Act, requiring written approval for searches and data deletion after ten days.
At a time of growing concern about the unchecked power of artificial intelligence, Flock is eviscerating the very notion of privacy by installing tens of thousands of cameras in communities across America without their consent.