Janoo campaign platform calls for a Flock camera ban
Amanda JanooDemocratic nominee for governor of Vermont, writing in her campaign platform.
Amanda Janoo's campaign platform calls for banning surveillance technologies such as Flock cameras. The Vermont gubernatorial candidate places the proposal among broader privacy and digital-rights protections. The platform is undated; September 30 is the date this passage was observed.
“Protect Vermonters from mass surveillance by prohibiting the sale of sensitive personal information, banning surveillance technologies such as Flock cameras”
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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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Undated campaign platform viewed on September 30, 2026. The section criticizes mass surveillance and concentrated control of personal data by technology companies. The same policy bullet also opposes AI monitoring of lawful political activity, labor organizing, immigration enforcement, reproductive healthcare and religious practice.
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The section criticizes mass surveillance and concentrated control of personal data by technology companies. The page supplies no publication date; September 30 is the observation date.
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The same policy bullet also opposes AI monitoring of lawful political activity, labor organizing, immigration enforcement, reproductive healthcare and religious practice.
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Janoo opposes mass surveillance and expressly proposes banning Flock cameras. Her remedy would end their use.
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The Dispute Index. "Janoo campaign platform calls for a Flock camera ban". First published: 2026-09-30. Last updated: 2026-09-30. https://disputeindex.com/events/3805-amanda-janoo-s-campaign-platform-calls-for-banning