Trump Supports Flock Surveillance Cameras as Privacy Backlash Spreads Nationwide
Trump said the cameras help police catch criminals and suggested lawmakers should address data retention and misuse instead of banning the technology.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump offered his clearest public endorsement of Flock Safety's license plate-reading cameras while aboard Air Force One, stating, "I sort of like 'em because of that, because of law enforcement."
- This endorsement exposes a growing divide within the Republican Party, pitting traditional privacy concerns against law enforcement arguments as critics point to camera "mistakes" and alleged cases of officers improperly accessing data.
- Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie introduced the "Flock-Off Act" to restrict the technology, while Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett introduced the "Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act" in July to block federal funding.
- Flock CEO Garrett Langley pushed back against critics in a recent Fox News interview with Kayleigh McEnany, arguing for compromise and recommending that lawmakers mandate data retention of only one week.
- Trump's support could complicate efforts by surveillance critics to assemble broad Republican coalition against the technology, even as the company reports its systems have helped solve more than 1 million crimes and 10,000 missing-person cases.
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Trump picks a side in the Flock camera fight: ‘I like them’ - The Daily Bo Snerdley
BS BULLETIN: President Trump says he supports the controversial Flock license-plate cameras because they help law enforcement catch criminals. The technology is facing an unusual bipartisan revolt over privacy, warrantless surveillance and documented cases of police misuse. Trump’s endorsement puts him opposite some prominent Republicans who have been among Flock’s loudest critics. President Donald Trump has officially waded into the rapidly gro…
Trump Endorses Use Of Flock Cameras: “I Like Them”
Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump has publicly backed Flock Safety’s controversial network of license plate-reading cameras, potentially putting him at odds with some of the most-vocal critics of the technology in Congress: fellow Republicans. “I sort of like them because of that, because of law enforcement,” Trump said. “But some people don’t. They think it’s … The post Trump Endorses Use Of Flock Cameras: “I Like Them” appeared first on…
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