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Hawley Expands Investigation into Surveillance Cameras, Warns Flock Competitors

Thursday, September 03, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expanded his investigation into artificial intelligence surveillance cameras. He sent letters to the chief executive officers of Motorola Solutions, Verkada, and Axon Enterprise, informing them of his investigation into the companies' collection and use of citizens' personal data. Senator Hawley previously sent a letter to Flock regarding its use of AI surveillance cameras. Senator Hawley wrote, "As Chairman of the Senate...

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Hawley Op-Ed: Why I Am Investigating Flock

Friday, August 28, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Daily Wire following the announcement of his investigation into companies like Flock, with its network of 120,000 AI-powered cameras across the United States. Senator Hawley raises concerns about how Flock's collection of citizens' data and personal information poses privacy threats and potentially violates existing laws.  Read the full op-ed here or below.  Every month,...

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Chairman Hawley Investigates AI-Powered Flock Cameras Amidst Privacy Concerns

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, as Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) launched an investigation into Flock Safety's AI-powered web of thousands of cameras across the nation. As part of the investigation, Hawley is demanding Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley provide answers as to what safeguards the company employs to protect Americans' data.  The investigation is the latest initiative in Hawley's work to...

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Hawley, Durbin Launch Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse on Roblox

Thursday, August 13, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Roblox Founder, President, CEO, and Chair of the Board of Directors David Baszucki, informing him that the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism opened an investigation into Roblox. In the letter, Senator Hawley and Senator Durbin called attention to explicit content present on the platform, as well as its connection to real world child abuse. This investigation is only the latest in...

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ICYMI: Hawley Exposes Predatory AI Surveillance Pricing, Consumer Data Harvesting in Subcommittee Hearing

Wednesday, August 05, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, held a hearing exposing the exploitative practices of AI surveillance pricing and consumer data harvesting used by large corporations to scam working Americans out of their hard-earned money. Senator Hawley opened, "Hardly a day goes by in this town, without some booster of AI talking about how it's going to transform the American...

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Hawley Demands Accountability from Meta for Retaliatory Lawfare Treatment of Whistleblower

Friday, July 17, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding his company's vile treatment of whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams. Ms. Wynn-Williams testified to Senator Hawley's subcommittee last year that Meta worked with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to silence CCP critics on Meta's platforms. In retaliation, Meta has moved to gag Ms. Wynn-Williams through retaliatory arbitration. Senator Hawley wrote, "I have recently been made aware of...

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Hawley Negotiates Inclusion of STOP CSAM Act in Senate NDAA

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

WASHINGTON --Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that his legislation to combat child sex abuse material online, the STOP CSAM Act, was added to the text of the defense policy bill currently being considered in the U.S. Senate. Senator Hawley negotiated the inclusion of the STOP CSAM Act into the manager’s amendment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following successful passage of his bill out of the Judiciary Committee in a unanimous vote last year. If signed into...

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ICYMI: Hawley Measure to Fight Child Trafficking Signed Into Law

Thursday, June 11, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, President Trump signed Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) measure to combat child exploitation into law as part of the broader reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Now, DHS will have access to $108.5 million to hire 200 new child exploitation investigators and analysts. Prior to this measure being enacted, DHS only had 7 full-time specialists to identify these victims. "My legislation with Tim Tebow to rescue thousands of kids from online child...

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Hawley Op-Ed: AI Will Control Us If We Do Not Control It 

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

WASHINGTON --  U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Free Press about the consequences of AI and the responsibility of the federal government to make AI work for Americans, namely in the areas of jobs, data centers and safety. The op-ed follows Senator Hawley’s extensive legislative work surrounding AI, including the GUARD Act, GRID Act, AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act, AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection...

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New Op-Ed: Hawley Urges Congress to Pass His Legislation to Rescue Trafficked Kids

Thursday, June 04, 2026

Hawley's Legislation is Included in GOP Reconciliation Bill Being Voted on Today, Awaits Final Passage WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Daily Wire about the need to pass his legislation to combat child trafficking. The Department of Homeland Security funding bill, which the Senate is expected to vote on today, includes Senator Hawley’s provision that would allocate $108.5 million for hiring 200 child exploitation investigators and forensic...

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