Flock cameras join data centers as a top AI boogeyman in 2026 midterms

AxiosAugust 23, 2026en

Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger over the AI surveillance tool. Why it matters: This blowup over the country's massive network of license plate readers illustrates how rapidly AI has morphed from a peripheral issue in national politics toward the center of the midterm campaign. Data centers have become a major issue in the midterms, with candidates racing to one-up each other in their opposition to building the energy-hungry facilities. Super PACs affiliated with AI companies have also spent tens of millions of dollars clashing with each other in

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