Breaking: Hawley Calls Flock CEO to Senate Hearing Over AI Surveillance #flock #news #shortsfeed

Our Take

Credit to American Daily Reddit for putting this on the radar: when a sitting U.S. Senator wants Flock Safety's CEO under oath, it's a sign the ALPR industry's 'just helping police' pitch is finally getting real scrutiny in Washington. For years Flock has expanded quietly, city council by city council, with little federal oversight and even less public debate about who gets access to the billions of plate scans it collects.

A hearing is a start, not a solution. Congressional attention tends to fade fast unless there's sustained public pressure behind it, and Flock's business model depends on most Americans never noticing the camera on the pole until it's too late. Whatever comes out of Hawley's questioning, the underlying problem remains: a private company running a nationwide tracking network with minimal transparency and near-zero consent from the people being watched.

If you want to know how close this surveillance is to your own street, check the map, and if you're ready to push back locally — at your city council, not just in a Senate hearing room — see our take-action guide.