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Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock
The proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
What happened
A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.
Key facts
- Reported by TechCrunch and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:33:15 UTC.
Why it matters
Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.
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Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock
‘Flock is Eviscerating the Very Notion of Privacy’: Sanders and AOC Propose the Ban Flock Act
Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
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