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Oct 2, 2026

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to ban federal use of Flock cameras

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled legislation to ban federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.

Oct 2, 2026·3 sources

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▪Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Ban Flock Act on October 2, 2026, to prohibit federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers
▪Automatic license plate readers do more harm than good
▪Withholding federal grants from local police departments that use license plate readers is justified

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AI privacy & surveillance1 Bernie Sanders1 Congress1 Flock Safety1 Flock Safety surveillance backlash1 U.S. policy & law1

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