{"id":234102,"date":"2026-04-21T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/colorado-bill-takes-aim-at-flock-and-surveillance-technology-heres-whats-in-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:00:10","slug":"colorado-bill-takes-aim-at-flock-and-surveillance-technology-heres-whats-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/colorado-bill-takes-aim-at-flock-and-surveillance-technology-heres-whats-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado bill takes aim at Flock and surveillance technology. Here\u2019s what\u2019s in it."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-journal.com\/articles\/colorado-bill-takes-aim-at-flock-and-surveillance-technology-heres-whats-in-it\/\">Colorado bill takes aim at Flock and surveillance technology. Here\u2019s what\u2019s in it.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-journal.com\/articles\/colorado-bill-takes-aim-at-flock-and-surveillance-technology-heres-whats-in-it\/\">https:\/\/www.the-journal.com\/articles\/colorado-bill-takes-aim-at-flock-and-surveillance-technology-heres-whats-in-it\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-21 18:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.the-journal.com\">www.the-journal.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several Flock cameras surround the block of Arapahoe Ave. between 28th and 30th St. in Boulder around the 29th Street Mall and Scott Carpenter Park, including three in the Home Depot parking lot. (Kevin Jeffers\/The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=d07f05fa-b7c0-5b6c-9e8c-d8e3510d2cff&#038;function=original&#038;type=preview\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Senate Bill 70 aims to regulate how government officials access and use data collected by automatic license plate readers<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">The polarizing debate over government surveillance technology has reached the Colorado Capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">State lawmakers are weighing a bill that would place new limits on how government agencies access and use data collected by automated license plate readers \u2013 cameras that log the movements of vehicles as they pass by \u2013 and would restrict government officials from sharing the data with outside jurisdictions, with some exceptions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">Senate Bill 70, sponsored by Boulder Democrat Sen. Judy Amabile and El Paso County Republican Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson, would also require agencies to obtain a warrant before accessing the databases if more than 72 hours have passed since a crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">The bill aims to strike an \u201cappropriate balance\u201d between allowing law enforcement to use the technology while also protecting citizens\u2019 privacy, Wilson told lawmakers in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u201cThe question to ask is \u2018how frequently are our movements being captured?\u2019 And \u2018is it the role of the government to collect potentially sensitive movements of law-abiding citizens?\u2019\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">The proposal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-journal.com\/articles\/colorado-bill-takes-aim-at-flock-and-surveillance-technology-heres-whats-in-it\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado bill takes aim at Flock and surveillance technology. 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