Mike Rogers
Role at the time: Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan and former U.S. representative
Challenged the characterization
Response to this claim
The federal government should set privacy guardrails for Flock cameras.
“I think the states can do it.”
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
MPRN's report quotes Rogers's state-policy answer. It is carried by WCMU Public Media.
Why we used 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.