Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley recently opened an investigation into Flock, an automated license plate reader network used by law enforcement to track vehicles and investigate crimes.

Beyond Flock itself, testimony raised harder questions about police accountability, data security and a decade-old industry.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., warns that the controversial cameras can identify specific bumper stickers and catalog passenger ...

As Americans grow increasingly concerned about privately owned surveillance cameras, powered by artificial intelligence, ...

A Senate Judiciary Committee panel will put Flock Safety’s sprawling network of AI-powered license plate cameras under the microscope Wednesday amid concerns over privacy and potential misuse.

If you haven’t heard of Flock, all I have to say is Flock’s probably heard of you,” Hawley said. “I’m sure we’re all in the ...

Prior to the hearing about the surveillance technology companies, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., suggested the executives could face subpoenas.

Mo., criticized makers of automatic license plate readers for relying on agency customers to self-police the systems for ...

Hawley said his main worries were personal privacy and that people have the right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty.

US Senator Josh Hawley is taking on Flock Safety and other surveillance companies over how and where their cameras, and their data, are used. In a bipartisan hearing Wednesday, Hawley said Flock ...

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, the chair of the Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, said the point of the hearing was ...

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, the chair of the Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, said the point of the hearing was to find out “what is going on with the expanding surveillance network that ...