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Congress Probes Flock Over Immigration Surveillance Concerns
Original: Congress probes Flock; Illinois immigration surveillance law may be moot
Congress has opened an investigation into Flock, the license plate surveillance company, while an Illinois law restricting immigration-related surveillance may be rendered moot. The probe examines how the company's camera network data is used, with concerns that plate reader systems could support federal immigration enforcement despite state-level restrictions. Details of the inquiry's scope and potential implications for state privacy laws remain limited.
Why now: Federal scrutiny of Flock's surveillance network and its potential conflict with state privacy laws has drawn fresh attention to immigration enforcement and data sharing.
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- Congress probes Flock; Illinois immigration surveillance law may be moot · AdVantageNews.com
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