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Flock and Axon Executives Skip Senate Hearing on Surveillance Technology
The companies did not appear despite an invitation from Sen. Josh Hawley, who had suggested subpoenas could follow.
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The companies did not appear despite an invitation from Sen. Josh Hawley, who had suggested subpoenas could follow.

Lawmakers propose restricting license plate-reading cameras made by Flock Safety to a narrow set of public safety purposes, using federal highway funds as leverage, according to a report by Ars Technica.

A report by Ars Technica describes how security researchers who accessed Flock cameras found the devices logging far more data than advertised, including one unit that had stored 1.6 million images.

Candidates from both major parties are raising concerns about Flock license-plate reading cameras as political campaigns intensify, according to NPR.