Flock Safety makes license plate cameras.

The cameras use AI.

They are a big issue in US elections.

Candidates from both parties attack the cameras.

The cameras work in 6,000 communities.

They work in nearly every state.

Critics call the cameras mass watching.

They say it is not legal.

Police say the cameras help fight crime.

They say it is very important.

In Wisconsin, the governor race is about the cameras.

David Crowley is the Democratic pick.

He said he will limit their use.

He will protect privacy.

Tom Tiffany is his Republican opponent.

He promised to stop state money for the cameras.

He wants a group to study safety.

In Pennsylvania, Governor Josh Shapiro supports a ban.

His opponent Stacy Garrity also supports a ban.

Other races show the same split.

A Michigan candidate for Congress called the cameras "un-American."

A Florida candidate for Senate sells things against Flock.

In Rhode Island, Governor Dan McKee stopped new camera work before the primary.

President Donald Trump said his team is studying the issue.

Flock Safety spoke for its technology.

It said the cameras helped solve about one million crimes.

It said they helped bring back roughly 10,000 missing people.

Police groups also supported the cameras.

They said taking them away is a mistake.

But some voters and activists see a danger.

They say the cameras hurt people's freedom.

Experts say watching technology will stay a big political topic.