FIRST ON FOX: The CEOs of four companies, including Flock Safety, are being called to testify before a Senate panel next week as lawmakers look to crack down on AI-powered surveillance camera tracking Americans’ movements, Fox News Digital has learned.A number of lawmakers and several governors have called for investigations into alleged privacy violations regarding the handling of images and data generated by AI-backed surveillance cameras.The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing titled: "Always Watching: Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network" on Sept.23.THREE NEW COMPANIES FACE JOSH HAWLEY'S INVESTIGATION INTO AI SURVEILLANCE AND VEHICLE TRACKINGThe CEOs of Flock Safety and three other AI surveillance companies are being called before the Senate as lawmakers intensify scrutiny over privacy concerns tied to camera networks that track Americans' movements.
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images / Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)"Americans do not surrender their privacy rights when they drive to work, drop their kids off at school, or go to church," subcommittee Chairman Sen.Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"I’m investigating these companies to determine WHO has access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ data - and what they’re doing with it."Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprise Inc., Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola Solutions and Filip Kaliszan, CEO of Verkada have all been invited to testify before the committee.Fox News Digital reached out to the four companies invited to testify.AI-powered surveillance cameras have been heavily scrutinized by lawmakers over concerns that the cameras track individuals’ movements without reason, regardless of whether a crime is being committed.FORMER PENTAGON AI CHIEF WARNS FLOCK CAMERAS COULD CREATE 'CHINA-LIKE SURVEILLANCE STATE' IN THE USA number of politicians have taken action against the devices, with Flor...