In the letters, Hawley requested details on four key points: how broadly customers can search vehicle information, how long license‑plate data is stored, how many confirmed cases of misuse have occurred since 2021, and what safeguards are in place to ensure law‑enforcement officers provide legitimate justification before accessing the data.

Hawley had previously written to Flock Safety on August 26, warning that the company’s extensive network and reported incidents of abuse raised serious privacy questions, and he said the same concerns now apply to other firms building large AI‑assisted camera networks.

As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, Hawley has repeatedly argued that AI‑backed surveillance cameras “intrude on the privacy of all Americans,” and his latest letters reflect a broader congressional effort to determine whether these technologies are being used without proper oversight.

The expanded inquiry signals that lawmakers are closely examining how AI surveillance tools collect, retain, and share data, and the companies will need to provide clear answers to protect citizens’ privacy rights.