Josh Hawley

Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley is setting up to introduce legislation that will put up guardrails for Flock cameras and other surveillance technology that involves artificial intelligence.

The bill is dubbed the Stop Flock Abuse Act, according to an exclusive report from CBS News. The legislation would regulate automated license plate readers by making the data limits and security protocols stronger.

"AI-powered cameras produced by Flock and its competitors are tracking and creating digital footprints of everyday Americans — a nightmare for individual liberties unless Congress enacts meaningful rules and accountability," Hawley said in a statement to the news outlet.

He said that law-abiding citizens shouldn’t be treated like criminals.

"That's why I'm introducing the STOP Flock Abuse Act to establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras and protect Americans' fundamental constitutional rights,” he said. “Law-abiding Americans should not be treated like criminals."

There has been lots of pushback against Flock cameras to the point where Flock Safety said that changes would be made regarding anti-abuse safeguards.

Recent investigations found that there was misuse of flock cameras by police, including officers who were accused of using the system for personal surveillance.

Earlier this month, Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said that he would support legislation to ban the cameras across the state.