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尼科尔·基利恩是哥伦比亚广播公司驻华盛顿特区的国会通讯员，自2021年以来报道了国会山多起重大事件。她还在哥伦比亚广播公司2024年和2020年总统大选报道中担任核心角色，报道了特朗普、拜登和哈里斯的竞选活动。
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据哥伦比亚广播公司新闻获悉，参议员约什·霍利正在推出一项立法，为Flock摄像头及其他人工智能驱动的监控技术设立监管护栏。
这项被命名为《制止Flock滥用法案》的议案，将通过对数据、安全和搜索功能施加更严格限制，来规范自动车牌识别技术。这类摄像头已成为地方政府、企业和执法机构的热门工具，可以记录车辆的品牌、型号和颜色，但因其安全和隐私方面的担忧，正受到越来越多的审查。
“Flock及其竞争对手生产的人工智能摄像头正在追踪并记录普通美国人的数字足迹——除非国会制定有意义的规则和问责机制，否则这对个人自由而言是一场噩梦，”密苏里州共和党参议员霍利在给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的一份声明中表示。“这就是为什么我提出《制止Flock滥用法案》，为人工智能摄像头建立基本保障措施，保护美国人的基本宪法权利。守法的美国人不应被当作罪犯对待。”
该法案最快将于本周三提交，它将限制地方政府出售或共享摄像头收集的任何车辆数据，且执法机构必须在10天内永久删除驾驶员数据，除非正在进行刑事调查。此外，监控网络将被禁止使用面部识别技术。
该法案要求获得书面批准并保留审计日志以追踪搜索行为，以此防止未经授权或恶意搜索。数据必须加密并留存在美国境内。
今年8月，霍利对Flock及其他监控技术公司展开调查。他上周主持了参议院司法小组委员会听证会，邀请Flock、Axon、摩托罗拉和Verkada的高管作证，但他们均拒绝出席。
“我认为这很不幸，我们需要听听他们介绍其监控网络的运作方式，”霍利在听证会上说道。
在给该小组委员会的一封信中，Flock Safety首席执行官加勒特·兰利概述了该公司已实施的一些保障措施，但承认国会应制定联邦监管框架。
“有效的监管框架应在要求问责、监督和负责任的数据处理实践的同时，保留执法部门使用这一重要公共安全工具的能力，”这家在49个州拥有12万台摄像头网络的公司在其网站上表示。
出席作证的证人包括佛罗里达州女性林赛·艾萨克斯，她的道奇杜兰戈SUV被Flock摄像头错误识别后，被错误指控肇事逃逸并单独监禁。
“我当时非常害怕，自己可能会因为一场我明知没有参与的车祸而在监狱里度过余生，”艾萨克斯含泪回忆道。
霍利表示，此次听证会揭露了人工智能摄像头对“普通美国人的国家安全和隐私”构成的“威胁”。
这一问题已引起其他议员的关注。佐治亚州民主党参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克和阿拉巴马州共和党参议员凯蒂·布里特本月致信司法部长托德·布兰奇，敦促司法部就如何防止Flock摄像头和自动车牌识别系统的滥用，向州和地方政府提供更多指导。众议院也已提出多项法案，限制摄像头使用或限制为这类监控追踪系统提供联邦资金。
Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill aimed at stopping abuse of Flock cameras and similar AI technology
September 30, 2026 / 5:04 AM EDT / CBS News
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Updated on: September 30, 2026 / 6:59 AM EDT / CBS News
Sen. Josh Hawley is unveiling legislation to establish guardrails for Flock cameras and other artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology, CBS News has learned.
The bill, dubbed the Stop Flock Abuse Act, would regulate automated license plate readers by imposing stricter limits on data, security and search functions. The cameras, which have become a popular tool among local governments, businesses and law enforcement, can record a vehicle’s make, model and color but have come under increasing scrutiny over security and privacy concerns.
“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, a Missouri Republican, said in a statement to CBS News. “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. Law-abiding Americans should not be treated like criminals.”
The legislation, which could be introduced as soon as Wednesday,would restrict local governments from selling or sharing any vehicle data the cameras collect, and agencies would be required to permanently delete driver data within 10 days unless a criminal investigation is being conducted. In addition, surveillance networks would be banned from using facial recognition technology.
The measure seeks to prevent unauthorized or rogue searches by requiring written approval and preserving an audit log to track searches. Data would have to be encrypted and remain in the United States.
In August, Hawley launched an investigation into Flock and other surveillance technology companies. He chaired a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing last week and invited executives from Flock, Axon, Motorola and Verkada to testify, but they declined.
“I think that that’s unfortunate and I think we need to hear from them about what their networks do,” Hawley said during the hearing.
In a letter to the panel, Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley outlined some safeguards the company has implemented but acknowledged that Congress should create a federal framework.
“Effective frameworks should preserve law enforcement’s ability to use an important public safety tool while requiring accountability, oversight and responsible data practices,” the company, which maintains a network of 120,000 cameras in 49 states, notes on its website.
Among witnesses who did testify was Lindsey Isaacs, a Florida woman who was wrongfully accused of fleeing a fatal accident and jailed in solitary confinement after her Dodge Durango was misidentified on a Flock camera.
“I was terrified I was facing the possibility of spending the rest of my life in prison for a crash that I knew I had not been involved in,” Isaacs tearfully recalled.
Hawley said the hearing exposed the “threat” AI-powered cameras could pose to “national security and privacy of everyday Americans.”
The issue has garnered attention from other lawmakers. Sens. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, and Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican, penned a letter this month to Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice to provide more guidance to state and local governments about how to prevent the misuse of Flock cameras and automatic license plate readers. Several bills have also been introduced in the House to limit camera usage or restrict federal funding for the surveillance tracking systems.
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