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Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces bill to prohibit federal funding for Flock technology

Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Wednesday introduced a bill to ban the purchase of automated mass surveillance systems, such as license plate readers like Flock.

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