Dive Brief: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Wednesday announced he is introducing a bill to establish guardrails for automated license plate readers.
The AI-powered cameras “are tracking and creating digital footprints of everyday Americans — a nightmare for individual liberties unless Congress enacts meaningful rules and accountability,” he said in a statement.
"The Flock-Off Act withholds federal money from municipalities and police departments that deploy Flock cameras to surveil law-abiding citizens,” he said in a statement.
Hawley launched an investigation into Flock Safety in August.
Flock did not respond to Smart Cities Dive’s request for comment and declined an invitation to testify at last week’s subcommittee hearing.