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Senators Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are introducing legislation to sharply restrict the use of Flock Safety’s AI-powered license-plate-reader cameras, adding new momentum to a bipartisan congressional backlash over the growing surveillance network. The Ban Flock Act would prohibit federal agencies from using automatic license plate …

Across the United States, police departments and other organizations are rapidly building networks of cameras that can record where vehicles travel, when they pass and what they look like. The technology, known as automated license plate recognition, is marketed as a powerful crime-fighting tool. But its rapid expansion is also …