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Rogers says states can provide guardrails

Mike RogersRepublican U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan and former U.S. representative

Rogers says states can set Flock privacy restrictions.

Responding to

The federal government should set privacy guardrails for Flock cameras.

“I think the states can do it.”

Reporting

Open source (opens in a new tab)MPRN reports Rogers's state-level Flock guardrails answerFlock Cameras section, Rogers's answer about states and tracking people who have committed no crimes
A Flock Safety automated license plate reader mounted below a solar panel.
Credit: Tony Webster / CC BY 4.0

Where this statement fits

Should Flock camera privacy rules be federal or state law?

Abdul El-Sayed supports federal guardrails for Flock cameras. Mike Rogers says states can set restrictions and opposes tracking people who have committed no crimes. Their October 8 debate raises a question about which level of government should set privacy rules for networked license-plate cameras.

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Source and context

Reporting

MPRN reports Rogers's state-level Flock guardrails answer (opens in a new tab)Flock Cameras section, Rogers's answer about states and tracking people who have committed no crimes

About this source

MPRN's report quotes Rogers's state-policy answer. It is carried by WCMU Public Media.

Before the quotation

The moderator asks whether the federal government should regulate this technology.

After the quotation

Rogers opposes tracking people who have committed no crimes and stresses Fourth Amendment protections.

How this statement is classified

Challenged the characterization

The label describes this statement's response within the context above.

Why this label?

The fixed proposal is federal Flock privacy guardrails. Rogers answers by saying states can act, challenging the need for a federal solution. He does not reject privacy restrictions or expressly condemn federal legislation.

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Rogers says states can provide guardrails
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The Dispute Index. "Rogers says states can provide guardrails". First published: 2026-10-09. Last updated: 2026-10-09. https://disputeindex.com/events/5302-rogers-says-states-can-set-flock-privacy-restrictions