Jacobs criticizes Flock cameras used for abortion surveillance
Sara JacobsU.S. representative for California's 51st Congressional District, speaking in a video published by her office.
In an August 14 video, Sara Jacobs criticized abortion surveillance and identified Flock cameras as systems that make it easier to track women seeking abortions and people helping them across state lines. She urged Congress to pass her Safer Health Act and My Body, My Data Act.
“The abortion surveillance state is already in place and causing serious harm.”
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Where this statement fits
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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Jacobs's official channel published this video on August 14. At 01:06 she names Flock cameras as surveillance systems used to track abortion-related travel. She criticizes that surveillance and then urges Congress to pass reproductive-data privacy legislation.
Before the quotation
Jacobs discusses digital information used in abortion investigations, then identifies Flock cameras as another way police can track women seeking abortions and anyone helping them across state lines.
After the quotation
Jacobs urges Congress to pass the Safer Health Act and My Body, My Data Act to protect reproductive and sexual health data.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Jacobs expressly criticizes surveillance of abortion-related travel and names Flock cameras in that discussion. She supports reproductive-data privacy legislation but specifies no separate remedy for license-plate camera networks.
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- Flock Safety
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Read the full caseWalid Hakim says he opposes Flock and Palantir, and objects to easy law-enforcement access and company use of travel data rather than to camera networks
“We oppose Palantir and all companies associated with them, including Flock. It’s not the idea of having a network of cameras that we oppose. It’s the easy access by law enforcement to allow abuse, stalking and unauthorized surveillance, and the data being collected by these companies of our travel habits to be used for their own purposes.”Read statement
Stephen Hamilton says he opposes Flock cameras and that government "should not be building a searchable record of where innocent people travel"
“I oppose Flock cameras because privacy should apply to everyone—including the people who build and operate surveillance technology. If the people behind these systems believe their own photographs, personal information, or movements deserve protection, then why should ordinary Coloradans be treated differently? Government should not be building a searchable record of where innocent people travel. Tell law enforcement to do the job they were hired to do—investigate crimes, pursue criminals, and protect the public without turning every citizen into a surveillance target.”Read statement
Michael Addison would keep Flock cameras for criminal investigations under statewide safeguards, including judicial approval for prolonged tracking
“I would support these networks only when enforceable safeguards protect both.”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Jacobs criticizes Flock cameras used for abortion surveillance". First published: 2026-09-30. Last updated: 2026-09-30. https://disputeindex.com/events/3787-in-an-august-14-video-sara-jacobs-criticized