The vibes are bad for Flock in Washington
Senators scrutinized Flock's AI license-plate surveillance after its CEO skipped a Judiciary hearing.
The Senate Judiciary crime and counterterrorism subcommittee held a hearing on Flock's automated license-plate network after the CEOs of Flock, Axon, Motorola Solutions, and Verkada declined to appear. Bipartisan lawmakers warned the systems can store vehicle locations for about a month and could be queried for immigration, abortion travel, or gun-related activity. A Florida woman testified she spent 13 days in jail after Flock cameras wrongly tied her car to a crime. Engineer Benn Jordan said he previously accessed Flock images with little effort, an issue Flock says it has fixed.
- Flock, Axon, Motorola Solutions, and Verkada CEOs declined to testify.
- Senators fear month-long plate data could track immigration, abortion, or guns.
- A Florida woman said a false Flock match led to 13 days in jail.
- Benn Jordan previously reached Flock images; Flock says that access is fixed.
- Hawley has not yet sought CEO subpoenas or asked Trump about limits.
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Flock is in the hot seat in Washington, even if its CEO declined to actually face senators at a hearing about its "AI Surveillance Network" on Wednesday. "There's many players in this industry, but there's one name that really stands out above the rest, and that is Flock," Senate Judiciary crime and counterterrorism subcommittee chair Josh Hawley (R-MO) said.
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