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The probe focuses on the company's data handling practices, following concerns about privacy and unauthorized access.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T21:46:07.943Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-26T20:44:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:45:40.117Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body; two independent outlets published full reports; one source named on record.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together; affected parties are quoted or given right of reply; fact is separate from comment.","hype":"Language is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#JoshHawley","#FlockSafety","#Surveillance","#DataPrivacy","#LicensePlateReaders"],"entities":["Josh Hawley","Flock Safety","St. Charles County Police","Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is investigating Flock Safety, a company that operates a network of license plate reader cameras.","The investigation concerns Flock Safety's policies for collecting, retaining, and sharing data gathered by its cameras.","Hawley stated that Congress has not authorized the industry-wide network of license plate readers.","St. Charles County Police will cease using Flock technology after a civilian improperly accessed data."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has initiated an investigation into Flock Safety, a technology firm that supplies license plate reader cameras to law enforcement agencies. The inquiry, led by a Senate Judiciary subcommittee chaired by Hawley, centres on the company's practices regarding the collection, retention, and dissemination of data captured by its cameras."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hawley expressed concerns that the company's internal policies serve as the primary safeguards for Americans' data, as Congress has not formally authorised the widespread use of such technology. He stated that the public is increasingly aware of these practices and seeking answers from elected officials. In a related development, the St. Charles County Police department announced it would stop using Flock technology following an incident where a civilian improperly accessed data. The department will continue to use other providers with what it describes as more stringent access protocols."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on company response"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A spokesperson for Flock Safety stated that the company looks forward to working with the subcommittee to offer further context on its technology, its built-in safeguards, and how law enforcement agencies utilise Flock to solve crimes and locate missing individuals. The reports do not contain any statement from the company regarding this specific inquiry."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the St. Charles County Police decision to stop using Flock technology after a civilian improperly accessed data."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Daily Wire","url":"https://dailywire.com/news/josh-hawley-why-i-am-investigating-flock","headline":"Josh Hawley: Why I Am Investigating Flock","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T04:00:48.000Z"},{"sourceName":"tonyskansascity.com","url":"https://tonyskansascity.com/2026/08/show-me-senator-hawley-investigation.html","headline":"Show-Me Senator Hawley Investigation Against Flock Cameras","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T01:21:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"kbsi23.com","url":"https://kbsi23.com/news/hawley-launches-investigation-into-flock-safety-over-privacy-data-concerns","headline":"Hawley launches investigation into Flock Safety 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