'Who’s Watching?': Senate Examines Flock Safety’s AI Network; Senators Big Alarm | US News
The short version: Senators are finally asking who watches the watchers as Flock's AI camera network spreads nationwide with little oversight or consent.
Our Take
When lawmakers in Washington start asking 'who's watching?', it's a sign the rest of us should have been asking that question years ago. This Times of India segment covers a Senate inquiry into Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate reader network, with members raising constitutional privacy concerns over how quickly these cameras have multiplied in towns across the country, often without public debate or clear rules on data retention and access.
That's the core problem we've been flagging: a patchwork of thousands of cameras feeding a searchable, nationwide vehicle-tracking system, installed by local police departments or HOAs who were never required to ask residents if they wanted to be watched. Congressional attention is overdue, but it's also a reminder that oversight at the federal level moves slowly, while camera deployment moves fast.
You don't have to wait on a Senate hearing to know what's near you. Check our camera map to see if Flock units are already logging your plate, and visit our take-action page if you want to push back at the local level before the next camera goes up.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Times Of India, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.