Flock faces bipartisan scrutiny at US Senate hearing

Flock was the focus of a US Senate hearing about its surveillance network and automated license plate readers. According to The Verge, the company’s CEO and the leaders of Axon, Motorola Solutions and Verkada declined invitations to testify. Instead, experts, a sheriff and a woman who said she spent 13 days in jail after her car was incorrectly linked to a crime scene gave evidence.

Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about storing location data from people not accused of crimes, how easily officers can access it and possible uses to track immigrants, people seeking reproductive care or gun owners. An engineer said he had accessed Flock images with little difficulty, although he said security had improved since then. The company said it had addressed the incident.