Sen. Josh Hawley invites the CEOs of Flock Safety and several other companies that make AI-powered surveillance cameras to testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee next week. The focus is on privacy concerns related to AI camera systems that can track vehicles, including license plate readers, and potentially follow Americans’ movements.
According to reporting, Hawley, the chair of the subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, calls for testimony from top executives connected to these technologies. The companies named include Flock Safety, Axon, Motorola, and Verkada, all of which compete in the market for surveillance tools used by law enforcement or marketed for security purposes.
Both outlets describe Hawley’s push as part of a broader legislative and oversight effort to examine how these technologies are used, what data they collect, and how privacy protections are handled. The coverage differs mainly in emphasis—one highlights Flock Safety specifically and the “tracking” concern, while the other frames the event as a broader invitation to multiple surveillance-tech CEOs.
