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Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras

Sanders joined Jeff Merkley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in unveiling a bill to restrict federal use of automatic license plate readers.

Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras
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Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled the Ban Flock Act, which would restrict federal use of automatic license plate readers and related funding. The article also describes separate efforts by Thomas Massie and Josh Hawley concerning surveillance cameras.

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Bernie Sanders
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Co-introducer of the Ban Flock Act

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Co-introducer of the Ban Flock Act

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Jeff Merkley
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Co-introducer of the Ban Flock Act

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Thomas Massie
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Introduced the Flock-Off Act

Josh Hawley
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Led a congressional hearing on surveillance-camera manufacturers

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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Merkley Introduce License Plate Reader Bill

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act, which would restrict federal use of automated license-plate readers and related federal funding. Left-leaning outlets foreground privacy and surveillance risks; center outlets largely explain the bill’s scope, with some including the company’s response or law-enforcement perspectives; right-leaning outlets describe the restrictions alongside other lawmakers’ proposals.

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