Malloy conditions Flock support on oversight and rejects warrantless tracking
Gerald MalloyRepublican nominee for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, answering questions on his campaign website.
Gerald Malloy's campaign answer supports crime-solving technology with oversight, transparency and safeguards against abuse. Asked about widespread Flock cameras, the Vermont House candidate also rejects unnecessary government surveillance and warrantless tracking. The page is undated; September 30 is the date this answer was observed.
“Americans should never be subject to unnecessary government surveillance or warrantless tracking.”
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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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The campaign presents the page as Malloy's answers to questions he receives. One question asks whether he supports widespread Flock cameras and surveillance of private citizens. The page supplies no publication date; September 30, 2026 is the date the answer was observed. Malloy says public safety and constitutional rights both matter. He supports technology for solving serious crimes when subject to oversight, transparency and safeguards against abuse.
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The campaign presents the page as Malloy's answers to questions he receives. One question asks whether he supports widespread Flock cameras and surveillance of private citizens. The page supplies no publication date; September 30, 2026 is the date the answer was observed.
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Malloy says public safety and constitutional rights both matter. He supports technology for solving serious crimes when subject to oversight, transparency and safeguards against abuse.
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Relative to the use of Flock-style plate-surveillance networks, Malloy supports crime-solving technology under explicit oversight conditions while rejecting warrantless tracking. The condition makes his answer mixed rather than an unrestricted endorsement.
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The Dispute Index. "Malloy conditions Flock support on oversight and rejects warrantless tracking". First published: 2026-10-01. Last updated: 2026-10-01. https://disputeindex.com/events/3979-gerald-malloy-s-campaign-answer-supports-crime-solving