West Virginia lawmakers demand sworn testimony from Flock Safety

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 22:32 · Archive

West Virginia lawmakers are demanding Flock Safety, operator of license plate reading cameras, testify under oath about its security practices.

West Virginia lawmakers want Flock Safety, which operates licence plate reading cameras across the United States, to testify under oath about its security practices. Letters posted by Delegate Tristan Leavitt show Flock Safety met a deadline last Friday to answer questions. The company's top lawyer said it is proud of its record in West Virginia and welcomes an on-the-record briefing.

Delegates say Flock has still not told them how many employees have ever improperly accessed customer data. Del. Marty Gearheart said the cameras raise Fourth Amendment questions about illegal search and seizure. He said the problem is not necessarily the cameras themselves but how the data is used and preserved, and whether their use constitutes an illegal search or seizure.

Gearheart said lawmakers are not yet certain how they will regulate the cameras. The House expects to take up the issue during next year's legislative session. A growing number of congressional lawmakers from both parties have also called for guardrails on Flock licence plate cameras.

How it is being reported

• Lawmakers call for guardrails on Flock camerasA growing number of congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling for guardrails on Flock license plate cameras.Wowktv · 15 Oct, 21:45
• West Virginia lawmakers want Flock Safety to testify under oathWest Virginia lawmakers want Flock Safety, the company behind a growing national fleet of license plate reading cameras, to answer their questions under oath.WVVA · 15 Oct, 03:04

In this story: Flock Safety · West Virginia · Tristan Leavitt · Marty Gearheart

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