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Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras
Headline from MyStateline, on the newest of 2 developments
The bill, titled the Ban Flock Act, would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant funding to state and local governments with ALPR contracts. It would also allow Americans to sue the federal government for use of ALPRs.
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Sen. Josh Hawley is unveiling legislation to establish guardrails for Flock cameras and other artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology, CBS News has learned.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is introducing legislation as soon as Wednesday that would impose new limits on AI-powered surveillance cameras from Flock Safety and other companies used by police, local governments and businesses across the country.
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has announced plans to introduce the "Stop Flock Abuse Act" in Congress, an effort he says would establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras and ensure nationwide surveillance networks protect Americans’ privacy rights.
With Americans questioning the hundreds of thousands of AI-enhanced surveillance cameras across the country, one Republican lawmaker is introducing legislation to curb the worst abuses of the technology.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wants federal rules for Flock cameras and other AI-powered license plate readers. He doesn’t want to get rid of them. The Missouri Republican on Wednesday […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation Friday that would prohibit the federal government from using Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader cameras and cut off federal funding for state and local governments that us…
The bill, titled the Ban Flock Act, would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant funding to state and local governments with ALPR contracts. It would also allow Americans to sue the federal government for use of ALPRs.
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation Friday to effectively end the federal use of […]
