Harrigan demands stringent limits on Flock camera searches
U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th District
“The police need to do their jobs and we need to not create a surveillance state in the United States”
Source and context
Interview
About this source
The Daily Caller News Foundation interviewed Representative Pat Harrigan about Flock-style license-plate readers, warrant rules and federal oversight.
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Harrigan was asked about Flock Safety's camera network and how Congress should respond to privacy concerns.
After the quotation
He compared the network to surveillance under Section 702 and called for rules governing the source of data and the warrants required to query it.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Harrigan sharply criticizes the existing network while proposing warrant and access safeguards. His remarks do not amount to a clear call to prohibit every license-plate reader.
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