House Speaker Mike Johnson has pledged a vote on the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act during the lame-duck session after the November elections. The bill aims to block federal agencies from accessing data from automated surveillance systems like nationwide Flock license plate readers and facial recognition technology.
The proposed legislation contains a massive limitation: it does not cover surveillance systems paid for with local or state funds. This means the vast network of cameras operating across the country will continue unabated, leaving most Americans under constant watch.
The Justice Department is simultaneously arguing in court that citizens have no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, claiming we are “subject to intermittent surveillance.”
The Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act is joined by other bills like the Flock-Off Act and the Ban Flock Act to curb this invasive technology. However, a GOP source admits the legislation “could face headwinds” in a divided House.
Even if the House passes this bill, the mass surveillance by Flock and similar systems will continue wherever local money funds it, which means almost everywhere.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised a vote on legislation that would prevent federal agencies from accessing data collected by automated mass surveillance systems, including the nationwide network of Flock license plate readers, during the lame-duck session following the November elections.
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