Two Members of Congress Demanded Every Search Touching ICE, CBP and Abortion

Following the reporting on immigration and abortion related searches, two members of Congress opened a formal investigation into Flock Safety and demanded the company turn over details of all searches of its national camera network concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and abortion.

What is being asked for is the audit trail itself. Not a policy statement, not an assurance, but the logs: who searched, for what stated reason, and across whose cameras. That is the only artefact that can settle the question, and the fact that it had to be demanded by Congress rather than published routinely is itself part of the story. For an independent overview, see EFF, automated licence plate readers.

The company subsequently removed states from its nationwide lookup tool and began mandating audit features it had previously left optional.

The reporting that prompted the investigation is at 404 Media.

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For independent background on this topic, see EFF, automated licence plate readers, and review the full source list below. This is a summary of published reporting, not original reporting, and criminal charges are allegations until a court decides otherwise.