Kelda Roys's campaign backs a Flock ban until ironclad protections exist
Wisconsin state senator (D) running for governor in the 2026 Democratic primary; statement issued by her campaign spokesman
“As a longtime privacy and civil liberties advocate, Sen. Roys opposes Big Tech’s efforts to surveil us for profit and the Trump regime’s efforts to weaponize that data, Sen. Roys has authored privacy legislation to prevent social media companies from collecting our kids’ data, to prevent the collection and transfer or sale of sensitive precise geolocation data, and supports efforts to ban the use of Flock or similar surveillance networks unless and until ironclad protections are in place to prevent government or private misuse. We cannot give the Trump regime another tool to undermine our freedom and our democracy.”
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About this source
Milwaukee Courier roundup of written responses from Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor on Flock cameras and police surveillance, published before the August 2026 primary.
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The Milwaukee Courier asked each Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor for their position on police use of surveillance cameras; Roys's campaign spokesman answered.
After the quotation
The statement cites privacy legislation Roys authored on children's social media data and on precise geolocation data.
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?
The reference point is whether networked license-plate camera systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Her campaign said she supports banning Flock or similar networks unless and until ironclad protections exist, so her support for a ban depends on an express condition.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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