GOP Lawmaker Files Bill to Rein in AI Surveillance Camera Abuses
The bill would bar sales of plate-reader data, require search logs and delete driver records after 10 days unless tied to an investigation.
- On Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley introduced the Stop Flock Abuse Act, legislation that would ban local governments from selling automated license plate reader data and require strict audit protocols for police searches.
- A federal jury in Texas found the Bexar County Sheriff used readers for unconstitutional traffic stops, while recent investigations documented officers using the system for personal surveillance and stalking.
- The bill mandates that agencies delete driver data after 10 days unless linked to an active investigation and requires a paper trail for all police searches, with supervisors auditing logs for red flags.
- Flock Safety welcomed federal oversight, with a spokesperson telling the Associated Press the technology helped solve approximately 1 million crimes and reunite roughly 10,000 missing people with their families.
- Alignment between conservatives like Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and progressive organizations including the ACLU demonstrates broad support for surveillance guardrails, with Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro also backing camera restrictions.
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GOP lawmaker issues bill to rein in AI surveillance camera abuses - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – 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. The Stop Flock Abuse Act, which Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced he will release, targets the policies of Automated License Plate Reader camera providers like Flock Safety, Axon Enterprise, and Motorola Solutions. Criti…
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GOP lawmaker issues bill to rein in AI surveillance camera abuses
(The Center Square) – 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.
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley issues bill to rein in AI-enhanced surveillance camera abuses
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.
Hawley announces bill targeting license plater readers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri senator announced on Wednesday he is introducing a new bill related to automatic license plate readers like Flock. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the "Stop Flock Abuse Act" to establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras and to "protect Americans’ fundamental constitutional rights," Senator Hawley said. This comes as use of the
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