Hawley Expands AI Camera Probe to 3 Firms as Flock Network Reaches 150,000 Cameras
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Hawley Expands AI Camera Probe to 3 Firms as Flock Network Reaches 150,000 Cameras
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Summary
Three more surveillance companies — Motorola Solutions, Verkada and Axon — were added Wednesday to Senator Josh Hawley’s privacy investigation into AI-backed camera networks and their handling of vehicle images and data.
Hawley asked each company how broadly customers can search vehicle data, how long license-plate information is retained, how many misuse cases have been confirmed since 2021, and what checks exist before law-enforcement searches.
The move follows Hawley’s August 26 letter to Flock Safety, whose AI license-plate readers operate about 150,000 cameras nationwide and have drawn scrutiny over warrantless tracking of drivers’ movements.
Axon said it had received the letter and welcomed a chance to discuss its safeguards, while Flock has said it will cooperate; the broader backlash has already prompted Florida and Texas to curb state use of such cameras.