Lawmakers target Flock cameras with a threat to highway funding
Summary
Ars Technica reports on a bipartisan No FLOCK Act proposal to restrict federal highway funding for states that fail to limit use of Flock automated license plate readers to a narrow set of public-safety uses. The bill would withhold 10% of annual surface transportation funds unless states ban ALPRs like Flock from broad applications such as traffic studies and parking enforcement, permitting only specified uses (toll enforcement, identifying stolen vehicles, missing or endangered persons, warrants for felonies, or investigating felonies). The coverage highlights civil liberties concerns, data-sharing issues with other agencies, and the political challenges the legislation may face, including potential opposition and the lack of a full ban on such systems.