Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
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- Multiple lawmakers from different parties have introduced legislation to restrict federal access to Flock cameras, citing 404 Media's reporting.
- The Ban Flock Act, proposed by Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and Merkley, would prohibit federal use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) and block funding for state/local use.
- The act also allows Americans to sue the federal government for ALPR-related rights violations.
- Lawmakers argue Flock cameras invade privacy, track movements like visiting doctors or schools, and enable surveillance state with AI oligarchs profiting.
- Flock shared state data with ICE, prompting changes after 404 Media revealed local cops did lookups for immigration enforcement.
- Law enforcement used Flock data to investigate protests against ICE raids and 'No Kings' demonstrations, as reported by 404 Media.
- Senator Hawley's Stop Flock Abuse Act requires written approval for searches, deletes data after 10 days, and bans facial recognition.
- Representatives Casar and Brown wrote to FBI Director about nationwide ALPR access, referencing 404 Media reporting on abortion-related search misuse.