The senator defended the investigation, which is part of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism, by pointing to incidents of alleged police misuse of Flock cameras and arrests made based on false positive matches.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, has launched an investigation into Flock Safety’s national surveillance network and is demanding to know who has access to the personal data of Americans captured on Flock cameras.
The AI surveillance company operates more than 100,000 cameras across the country, using technology that advocates and lawmakers point out has already been misused by law enforcement and is prone to errors.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Wednesday sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, raising concerns about the company’s “unprecedented national surveillance network.” Hawley’s letter comes as Flock faces national pushback over its automatic license plate readers, powered by artificial intellige…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has launched an investigation into Flock’s AI-powered web cameras. On Wednesday, Hawley sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, demanding answers to what safeguards the company has in place to protect Americans’ data.
The Missouri Republican senator opened an investigation, sending a letter to Flock Safety with a series of requests for more information about the surveillance cameras.
Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley is not sympathetic to the surveillance state. With evidence that would frighten any American, Hawley made an announcement on Wednesday that will affect thousands of U.S. neighborhoods.
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