Verkada Inc.

The CEOs of Flock...

Axon, Motorola, and Verkada were all invited, but didn't show up and declined to testify.

Gee, curious that, isn't it? When Congress asks the companies that built a nationwide movement search system to explain themselves, and then invites every CEO, but they decline, that isn't proof of wrongdoing, but...

It could be a pretty powerful reason not to just trust us.

Republican Senator Josh Hawley wanted to question Flock's CEO, but he and others were no-shows at the hearing.

The CEOs of Flock Safety, Motorola, Verkada, and Axon declined to answer questions about how their companies collect, store, and share data from the hundreds of thousands of license plate reader cameras that have gone up across the US.

We have got to find a way to balance in America privacy and security.

I think there is a balance, but Congress needs to lead the way.

The Senate's Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism is holding a hearing on Wednesday titled Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network.

The CEOs of Flock Safety, Motorola, Verkada, and Axon Enterprise have all been invited to testify.

Subcommittee chair Josh Hawley told Fox News ahead of the hearing he's investigating the companies on concerns they track people's movements, whether or not a crime has been committed.

In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg Radio.

The district says it has reminders scheduled to send out around winter break and summer break.

This new measure is in addition to the Verkada camera system, which monitors visitors before they're allowed on campus, and the Raptor check-in system, which each visitor must use.

Torres says he's glad to have another tool at his fingertips.

I thank God I haven't had to use it, or my fellow employees had to use it, but it's reassuring that we have it for our safety.

The bill creates a private right of action for state attorneys general, district attorneys, members of Congress, and victims to address alleged unlawful withholding of records and bars, certain privileges.

In other congressional news, Senator Josh Hawley expanded an inquiry into AI surveillance firms, sending letters to Axon Enterprise, Motorola Solutions, and Verkada, requesting details on data practices, biometric capabilities, and misuse incidents by September 16.

Critics of expanded surveillance argue that such technologies may facilitate warrantless mass monitoring in violation of constitutional protections.

Turning to environmental news, 31 states have introduced legislation restricting geoengineering and atmospheric manipulation programs.

Like, we kinda know that license plates are being used all the time.

Again, Flock, Axon, uh, Motorola, uh, Verkada, whatever.

They're, they're, they're all over the place, right? But the idea that federal agencies are somehow just like, you know, panning for gold through financial data to then find somebody to be like, "Hmm, let's pull them over," um, is, is crazy.

And this isn't-- I don't think this is in the document we got, but I imagine that this person, yes, looked at, uh, sorry, this Border Patrol agent looked at financial data.

He expanded his surveillance camera investigation.

Now he's gone beyond Flock, and he's after also Motorola Solutions, Verkada, and Axon Enterprises.

And he's demanding information concerning collection, retention, and dissemination of Americans' data.

That's the development.

NSPR's Claudia Brancart reports.

In a press release this week, the Republican from Missouri said he was no longer only looking into flock safety, but also Motorola Solutions, Verkada, and Axon Enterprise.

The expansion comes as the Chico Police Department undergoes an internal audit of its Motorola license plate readers for potential misuse.

Hawley requested the company send over documents connected to their collection of personal data no later than September 16th.