Rep. Keith Self Proposes Bill To Bar Federal Agencies From Obtaining Flock Surveillance Data Without A Warrant
Republican Texas Rep. Keith Self has proposed a bill to stop federal agencies from obtaining Flock surveillance data without a warrant, aiming to better protect Americans' privacy
Republican Texas Rep. Keith Self proposed a bill on Wednesday to stop federal agencies from obtaining Flock surveillance data without a warrant, as reported by The Daily Caller, in an effort to better protect Americans' privacy. This move comes amid growing concerns over mass surveillance in the United States, a topic extensively covered on en.wikipedia.org, and is similar to other recent developments in the tech privacy space, such as the US Moves Toward Mandatory ID for Phone Purchases. The proposed legislation, known as the PRIVACY Act, aims to devise a list of intrusive technologies and mandate that federal law enforcement obtain a warrant before obtaining or searching data from state and local surveillance systems, and has drawn attention from critics of warrantless mass surveillance, as seen in the controversy over Facial Recognition Tech Expands to Retail, and the recent UK Gov Reverses VPN Age-Gating Plan, with some arguing that such measures are necessary to prevent abuses of power, as discussed on rawstory.com.
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