Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the Ban Flock Act, which would bar federal agencies from using or accessing automatic license plate reader (ALPR) data collected by local police and private companies. The bill, while not naming Flock specifically, targets all ALPR systems and would withhold federal grants from state/local governments that continue using the technology. Exceptions would only be allowed for toll collection and Congress-approved uses with data retention capped at 48 hours.
Background
Flock is the largest ALPR vendor in the U.S., operating over 120,000 cameras that process more than 20 billion vehicle reads monthly, drawing growing public backlash over privacy concerns.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Oct 3, 2026 at 08:21 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10