Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Merkley Announce Bill to Ban Flock Cameras
The Ban Flock Act would block federal use of automatic license plate readers and cut grants to governments that use them, sponsors said.
- On Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act, legislation designed to bar federal agencies from using AI-powered license plate readers or accessing collected data.
- Lawmakers moved to curb the technology following reports of officer misuse, including romantic stalking and harassment. The ACLU notes Flock Safety operates more than 120,000 cameras nationwide, creating an extensive vehicle-tracking database.
- Ocasio-Cortez warned that "AI-powered cameras are keeping track of our every move and weaponizing this data against working people to make record profits." Sanders argued the technology "eviscerates the very notion of privacy."
- The bill prohibits federal grant funding for state and local governments using the cameras and allows Americans to sue the federal government for rights violations through use of automatic license plate readers.
- Rep. Thomas Massie introduced the Flock-Off Act last month to restrict local purchases, even as President Donald Trump defended the cameras as useful for law enforcement, reflecting bipartisan concern.
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🔔 The Liberty DailyAOC, Bernie Sanders Introduce Bill To Ban Feds From Using Flock Cameras
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and two senators introduced legislation Friday to effectively end the federal use of ALPRs.
Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced the Ban Flock Act to prohibit federal agencies from using automated license plate readers (ALPRs).
AOC, Sanders, Merkley roll out bill to ban Flock cameras
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 use the technology. The legislation, dubbed the Ban Flock Act, would bar federal […]
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