Sen. Josh Hawley said subpoenas remain possible for Flock Safety and other surveillance firms after they skipped a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing. None has been issued; subpoena authority rests with committee chair Chuck Grassley, whom Hawley said he planned to consult.
The panel heard from civil-liberties experts, cybersecurity engineer Benn Jordan and Lindsey Isaacs, a Florida woman who said a Flock camera wrongly flagged her car miles from a fatal crash. Isaacs said the report led to her arrest on three vehicular-homicide counts and 13 days in jail; the state dropped her case in May. Jordan testified that he found Flock law-enforcement accounts for sale on the dark web after probing its system in 2025.
In a letter, Flock’s chief legal officer said the company supported a federal framework for its technology. Sen. Richard Blumenthal suggested banning a national database of surveillance information and limiting how long Flock cameras retain data. Flock updated its safety standards in August to shorten retention periods and implement multifactor authentication. Motorola Solutions, Axon and Verkada were among the other firms that skipped the hearing. Verkada said its customers cannot search a national network because none exists, and that its CEO could not attend although the company provided information. Flock, Motorola Solutions and Axon did not respond to comment requests.
