Senate Hearing Targets Flock Safety as Officers Face Misuse Charges

Flock and Other Tech Firms Decline to Testify as Senate Probes Mass Surveillance Concerns

A Flock Safety camera in Burbank, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2026. The police department of neighboring Los Angeles recently ended its relationship with Flock Safety over civil liberties concerns. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

U.S. Senators question use of Flock cameras and data access at subcommittee hearing

Law enforcement officials were among those testifying and sounding the alarm about the technology.

‘Treated like a criminal:’ Witnesses testify on abuse of Flock cameras

Advocates of the growing network of AI-driven surveillance cameras argue the technology can help make communities across the U.S. safer. The post ‘Treated like a criminal:’ Witnesses testify on abuse of Flock cameras first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Three takeaways from the Senate hearing on Flock's camera network

A Senate hearing on Flock Safety examined gaps in police oversight, data security and ALPR rules. Here are three takeaways.

Senate hearing targets Flock Safety as officers face misuse charges

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard emotional testimony regarding the widespread use and potential abuse of the AI-powered license plate camera database and its competitors, but the CEOs were no-shows.

‘Possible to search for humans!’: Hawley unloads on Flock AI cameras, reads CEO’s shocking letter

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism holds a hearing titled “Always Watching: Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network,” with Lindsey Isaacs (Wrongfully Accused Driver), Alasdair Whitney (Legislative Counsel Institute for Justice), The Honorable Ross Teeple (Sheriff, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office), Benn Jordan (Cybersecurity Engineer) and Chad Marlow (Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU) attending as witne…