Hawley rips Flock’s sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy and data fears

Texas cities are cutting ties with Flock Safety over data privacy concerns as Sen. Josh Hawley probes the company's 20 billion monthly vehicle scans.

Supporters say Flock cameras help police, while critics warn they enable excessive surveillance and raise privacy concerns.

Tempe joins a growing list of cities ending their relationships with Flock over concerns of privacy, misuse, and data sharing. Bloomberg/Getty Images Tempe, Arizona, shut down its Flock cameras over privacy and misuse concerns. While police found no misuse in Tempe, there have been cases of suspected misuse in nearby

A Republican senator is demanding answers from the company, which is facing increasing scrutiny.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Wednesday sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, raising concerns about the company’s “unprecedented national surveillance network.” Hawley’s letter comes as Flock faces national pushback over its automatic license plate readers, powered by artificial intelligence, that allow poli

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, has launched an investigation into Flock Safety’s national surveillance network and is demanding to know who has access to the personal data of Americans captured on Flock cameras. Hawley in a letter to Flock CEO Gar

DeSantis warns in Miami against Flock cameras’ ‘surveillance state’ potential  Miami Herald

Conversations around privacy are growing as the surveillance technology company Flock faces allegations of police misuse and concerns that its roadside cameras are overly invasive. Ring inventor and founder Jamie Siminoff says his company is working to enhance customers' privacy.

New York —  Many Americans feel growing unease about the proliferation of cameras — in people’s hands, on homes and businesses, in public spaces for police use — that seem to be capturing our every move, sparking backlash, protests and users ditching or destroying devices. Now Ring, one of the largest home security cam

Ring hopes new encryption tech will ease surveillance fears around its home security cameras | CNN Business  CNN

Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction.

Cities are canceling contracts, cameras are getting vandalized, and lawyers who've reviewed the company's contracts say data ownership is not clearly definied.