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House Republicans Introduce Bill Blocking Federal Flock Purchases

8/24/2026

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Three House Republicans introduced legislation banning federal purchases of facial-recognition systems, including Flock cameras.
The Washington Post reported 46 police cases of alleged misuse of Flock surveillance technology.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Senator Bernie Sanders publicly condemned Flock cameras.
Flock cut default retention to seven days and now requires a case code for access.
Garrett Langley urged state regulators to criminalize illegal Flock data use and boost accountability.

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Three House Republicans introduced legislation banning federal purchases of facial-recognition systems, including Flock cameras.
The Washington Post reported 46 police cases of alleged misuse of Flock surveillance technology.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Senator Bernie Sanders publicly condemned Flock cameras.
Flock cut default retention to seven days and now requires a case code for access.
Garrett Langley urged state regulators to criminalize illegal Flock data use and boost accountability.