Senate Hearing Probes Flock Camera Surveillance Concerns

On Sept. 23, 2026, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing on AI-powered license plate readers from Flock Safety, Axon, Motorola Solutions and Verkada. Invited CEOs including Garrett Langley did not appear. Lindsey Isaacs testified a Flock system incorrectly flagged her vehicle near a fatal crash, leading to arrest on three vehicular homicide counts and 13 days in jail; charges were later dropped. Benn Jordan said Flock law enforcement accounts without multi-factor authentication were sold on the dark web. Sen. Dick Durbin said Flock CEOs were nervous about being on camera and wished they had joined. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said their refusal signaled they had something to hide. Sen. Josh Hawley warned Americans would be tracked to school, church and the grocery store, and said Langley admitted Flock's database could search for humans in images. Sen. Chris Coons called for reasonable guardrails balancing security and privacy. Contested: none found. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said five Indianapolis officers were charged with misusing Flock data. Los Angeles police ended a Flock relationship over civil liberties concerns and plan a 10-year, $235 million Axon contract for more than 1,600 readers.