‘Not too reassured’: WV lawmakers unimpressed by Flock rep’s answers to privacy concerns, more

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 1,610

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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As localities across West Virginia move forward with purchasing controversial surveillance equipment meant to assist law enforcement agencies, a representative for Flock Safety — the major contractor behind several of these agreements — presented to state lawmakers on Sunday in an attempt to answer questions about the company and its products.

Overall, some lawmakers on the Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization were unimpressed with the few answers they received from Kevin Kane, the …

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