GOP Sen. Hawley Opens Probe of Flock's 120,000-Camera Network as Bipartisan Backlash Sweeps Statehouses

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has opened an investigation into Flock Safety's 'unprecedented national surveillance network' of more than 120,000 AI-powered license-plate cameras in 49 states, following documented cases of officer misuse tracking ex-partners and family members. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered police to stop spending state money on Flock cameras and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed removal from state roads, with a bipartisan House bill (Khanna, Boebert, Gosar, Roy, Spartz) codifying the pushback.