Ilhan Omar
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th District, on the congressional office's X account
Condemned
Statement summary
Omar said Flock cameras track people's every move and raise serious civil rights concerns, warned that Big Tech is pushing the country toward an AI surveillance state, and called for banning Flock.
“Flock cameras track your every move. It’s creepy, dangerous, and raises serious civil rights concerns. Big Tech is pushing us toward an AI surveillance state. Americans deserve privacy, not unchecked surveillance. Ban Flock NOW.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Rep. Ilhan Omar's X post calling to ban Flock cameras · Ilhan OmarOriginal post, October 5, 2026 at 4:54 p.m. Eastern
Post from Omar's official congressional X account, @Ilhan, which links to omar.house.gov and says it is managed by staff.
Why we used this label
Relative to whether networked license-plate surveillance should exist, Omar calls Flock cameras creepy and dangerous and writes "Ban Flock NOW", so we labeled it Condemned. On the remedy ladder this is Ban or remove, the strongest step the post names.