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.