Watch live: Hawley turns spotlight on Flock, AI-powered cameras

The Hill - Sep 23, 2026

A Senate Judiciary Committee panel will put Flock Safety’s sprawling network of AI-powered license plate cameras under the microscope Wednesday amid concerns over privacy and potential misuse. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who chairs the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, recently opened an investigation into Flock and how data collected by its more than 120,000 cameras...

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