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Hawley Expands AI Camera Probe to Motorola, Verkada, Axon. Docs Due Sept 16.
Hawley Expands Investigation into Surveillance Cameras, Warns Flock Competitors - Josh Hawley
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expanded his investigation into artificial intelligence surveillance cameras. He sent letters to the chief executive officers of Motorola Solutions, Verkada, and Axon Enterprise, informing them of his investigation into the companies’ collection and use of citizens’ personal data. Senator Hawley previously sent a letter to Flock regarding its use of AI surveillance cameras. […]
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Flock was never the whole story.
Sen. Josh Hawley just widened his AI surveillance investigation beyond Flock Safety to Motorola Solutions, Verkada, and Axon Enterprise. Same demand: how these private camera networks collect, retain, and share Americans' movement data — and who gets to search it.
Congress never authorized a national AI camera grid. Company "policies" are the only safeguard for hundreds of millions of people who did nothing wrong. Hawley cites misuse cases (officers stalking partners via plate searches, false positives that put the wrong person in jail) and notes the Supreme Court treats continuous location tracking as different from ordinary public observation.
Document deadline for the three firms: September 16, 2026.
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