Alan Wilson
Role at the time: South Carolina attorney general and Republican candidate for governor, at a televised debate
Statement summary
At the October 6, 2026 South Carolina governor's debate, Alan Wilson said he had written to Flock demanding answers on its data collection, privacy and retention standards. He said the state should look at legislation that puts guardrails on the license plate reader technology and possibly prosecutes people who abuse it, but that law enforcement should be able to use the technology to find a kidnapped child or catch someone who has killed a relative.
“we should look at potential legislation that will put guardrails in place ... we want to give them the opportunity to use that technology”
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Wilson supports keeping the technology available to law enforcement while considering legislation for guardrails and prosecution of abuse, so we labeled it Mixed or conditional with the Guardrails, keep using step. He names no specific rule such as a warrant requirement or a retention limit.