Marlin Stutzman

09/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2026 16:25

REP. STUTZMAN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION PROHIBITING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S CREATION OF A VEHICLE FINGERPRINTING DATABASE FROM FLOCK CAMERAS

WASHINGTON, DC - Flock itself admits their cameras can pick up on personal characteristics, including car decals and bumper stickers, allowing an individual's identity to be linked to a license plate and their last captured location. Without clear restrictions, automated license plate readers (ALPRs), including Flock Cameras, risk turning local communities into an extension of federal government surveillance.
To prevent this surveillance from falling into the hands of bad government actors, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) introduced the Don't Spy on Me Act. His legislation will prohibit federal agencies from establishing or maintaining vehicle fingerprinting databases that link an individual or entity, or a vehicle's license plate, to identifying information about the vehicle or its movements. The bill also creates a civil cause of action for individuals and entities whose information is unlawfully included in such a database.
The Don't Spy on Me Act is co-sponsored by Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (MD-01) and Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10).
"The creation of a vehicle fingerprinting database linking Americans' identities to their license plate numbers is ripe for abuse by government actors," said Congressman Stutzman. "With the increased use of ALPRs in local communities, there's a high risk that a system intended for public safety turns into a mechanism for unconstitutional government surveillance. My bill will stop this surveillance in its tracks, prohibiting federal agencies from creating unknown databases tracking who you are and where you've been."
"Americans' freedom from a surveillance state is being threatened at every turn. This Act will block a serious impending intrusion into our liberty by Flock cameras," said Congressman Harris.
"The government used to need a reason to follow someone, but technology has made it possible to follow everyone and look for the reason later. When a license plate reader can connect your name to where you go, how often you go there, and even what you put on your bumper, it stops being a tool and starts becoming a detailed record of your life," said Congressman Harrigan. "I'm an original cosponsor of the Don't Spy On Me Act because Americans should never have to prove their innocence to justify their privacy. The government should investigate crimes, not quietly build files on people who have never committed one."
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