Senate Summons 4 AI Surveillance CEOs Over 120,000-Camera Privacy Dragnet

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 18

Sept. 23 is the date set for a Senate Judiciary crime subcommittee hearing that will call the CEOs of Flock Safety, Axon, Motorola Solutions and Verkada to answer questions on AI camera tracking of Americans.
120,000 Flock Safety cameras operate across the U.S. in every state except Alaska, fueling scrutiny over who can access the data and whether vehicle movements are being monitored without warrants or driver consent.
Josh Hawley said the probe will examine access to data on hundreds of millions of Americans, as lawmakers and governors push investigations into alleged privacy violations tied to image and location data.
Florida has ordered license-plate readers removed from state roads and Texas has barred state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras, showing the backlash has already moved beyond Washington.
The fight has drawn unusual allies and opponents: Republicans warn of government overreach, some left-wing groups frame the systems as part of a broader AI-driven police state, while Trump says he backs the cameras for law enforcement.