Aaron Jones calls for new legal limits on Flock and AI surveillance
Aaron JonesDemocratic candidate for Ohio House District 88
Aaron Jones said the government should not keep tabs on everywhere law-abiding people go and that the law needs to catch up with Flock and other AI-powered surveillance.
“I’ve got a pretty simple view on this: if you haven’t done anything wrong, the government shouldn’t be keeping tabs on everywhere you go, Flock is one example, but AI-powered surveillance is spreading fast, and the law needs to catch up,”
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Networked automated license-plate readers record passing vehicles and let agencies search or share travel records across locations. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to prohibit these networks, keep them with legal limits, or defend their use for investigations. This tracker records attributable positions on that choice, including proposals that would affect only public funding or data access.
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TiffinOhio.net report on a campaign statement by Ohio House District 88 candidate Aaron Jones about Flock cameras and AI surveillance.
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TiffinOhio.net reported that Jones, challenging Republican Rep. Gary Click in House District 88, called for new limits on government use of Flock cameras and other AI-powered surveillance in a campaign statement.
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Jones said he would work with both parties to introduce legislation protecting Ohioans from mass surveillance. TiffinOhio.net reported he had not released bill language saying whether it would resemble a broad prohibition or a regulatory approach.
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The reference point is whether networked license-plate cameras such as Flock should exist and be used. Jones says the government should not track where law-abiding people go and pledges legislation to limit surveillance, but TiffinOhio.net reports he has not said whether that would ban the cameras or regulate them. An unresolved choice between limits and a ban is Mixed or conditional.
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The Dispute Index. "Aaron Jones calls for new legal limits on Flock and AI surveillance". First published: 2026-09-29. Last updated: 2026-09-29. https://disputeindex.com/events/3191-aaron-jones-said-the-government-should-not-keep