Ro Khanna
Role at the time: U.S. representative
Condemned
Statement summary
Khanna criticized Flock-style surveillance and joined a bill to bar federal funding for the cameras.
“We can't have a surveillance state in America”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)We asked candidates if San Francisco should keep Flock surveillanceCandidate responses under support, opposition, and no position
The San Francisco Standard asked local candidates whether the city should renew its Flock contract and recorded their differing answers.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
He rejects the network's surveillance model, while the bill addresses federal funding rather than all local use.