Flock cameras raise constitutional questions, US senators say

U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee raised concerns about the growing network of AI-driven Flock cameras. Lawmakers suggested the surveillance technology could violate constitutional privacy rights during a Wednesday hearing.
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hearing.
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