Josh Hawley Wants to Haul Flock CEO’s Ass in Front of the Senate Next Week
Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much. But concern over mass surveillance has garnered bipartisan outrage, as Americans wake up to the fact that a nationwide mass surveillance system has been built by companies like Flock Safety, Axon, and Motorola Solutions. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, led by Sen.
- ▪Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much.
- ▪But concern over mass surveillance has garnered bipartisan outrage, as Americans wake up to the fact that a nationwide mass surveillance system has been built by companies like Flock Safety, Axon, and Motorola Solutions.
- ▪The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, led by Sen.
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Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much. But concern over mass surveillance has garnered bipartisan outrage, as Americans wake up to the fact that a nationwide mass surveillance system has been built by companies like Flock Safety, Axon, and Motorola Solutions. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, led by Sen. Josh Hawley, is holding a hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 23, about this surveillance. Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, has invited the CEOs of Flock, Axon, Motorola, and Verkada to all testify. I’ve invited the CEOs of Flock Safety, Axon, Motorola and Verkada to testify in front of my committee NEXT WEEK.
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