Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage

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Multiple Democrat, Republican, and Independent lawmakers have introduced new pieces of legislation that, if passed, would dramatically curb federal agencies’ access to Flock cameras, with the lawmakers referencing reporting by 404 Media in their explanations for why the legislation is needed. On Friday Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt. ), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N. Y. ), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore. ) announced the Ban Flock Act, which would prohibit federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) and block federal funding from state and local governments that use the cameras.

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