Mo. Sen. Josh Hawley Probing Flock as Surveillance Scrutiny Grows

Beleaguered Flock now has the U.S. Senate on its tail

A Republican senator is demanding answers from the company, which is facing increasing scrutiny.

Hawley opens investigation into Flock cameras

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Wednesday sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, raising concerns about the company’s “unprecedented national surveillance network.” Hawley’s letter comes as Flock faces national pushback over its automatic license plate readers, powered by artificial intelligence, that allow police to better track cars that have been stolen or used in crimes. Flock currently has over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states…

GOP Senator Launches Investigation Into Flock Over Surveillance Concerns

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley opened an investigation Wednesday into Flock Safety cameras and its access to Americans’ data.

Report: Sen. Hawley Opens Probe Into Flock Cameras

Demanding internal records on its roughly 120,000 devices across the country, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has opened a Senate investigation into Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based operator of a nationwide network of automated license plate reader cameras.

Josh Hawley Launches Probe Into Flock Cameras

“Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, has launched an investigation into Flock Safety’s national surveillance network and is demanding to know who has access to the personal data of Americans captured on Flock cameras,” NewsNation reports.

Mo. Sen. Josh Hawley probing Flock as surveillance scrutiny grows

The conpany said it looked forward to providing context over how the technology works, including safeguards.