Wisconsin's U.S. senators raise bipartisan privacy concerns over Flock camera use
The short version: Wisconsin's Senate delegation, spanning both parties, is now publicly questioning how Flock's ALPR data is collected, shared, and safeguarded.
Our Take
When Democrats and Republicans in the same state's Senate delegation start asking the same hard questions about Flock Safety, that's a signal worth paying attention to. TMJ4 News reports that Wisconsin's two U.S. senators are voicing bipartisan concerns over how license plate reader data gets gathered, stored, and shared — a rare moment of agreement in an otherwise polarized Congress.
This isn't a partisan issue, and it never should have been. Automated plate readers quietly log the movements of everyone who drives past them, regardless of suspicion, and that data often gets pooled into national networks with murky rules about who can access it and why. When elected officials from opposite parties both start raising red flags, it usually means the public pressure is building faster than the vendor's talking points can keep up.
We'll be watching to see whether this bipartisan concern turns into actual legislation or oversight, or just a headline. In the meantime, check our map to see how many of these cameras are already watching your own community, and visit our take-action page to push back.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of TMJ4 News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.