Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras
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Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation Friday to ban federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). The bill, titled the Ban Flock Act, would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant…
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Privacy concerns with the surveillance technology have prompted calls from people across the country to remove icense plate readers from their streets
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation Friday to ban federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). The bill, titled the Ban Flock Act, would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant…
‘Cannot allow America to become a surveillance state’
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- Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation Friday to ban federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). The bill, titled the Ban Flock Act, would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant…
- AOC, Bernie Sanders Introduce Bill To Ban Feds From Using Flock Cameras (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
‘Cannot allow America to become a surveillance state’
- AOC and Bernie Sanders introduce bill to ban license plate readers: ‘Flock is always watching’ (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Privacy concerns with the surveillance technology have prompted calls from people across the country to remove icense plate readers from their streets



