A new website is allowing drivers to check whether their license plate has been searched in the Flock Safety camera database. - https://haveibeenflocked.com/
Users can enter a license plate number at haveibeenflocked.com to review audit logs showing if an operator on the Flock system queried that plate. The site compiles records obtained through public records requests and government transparency portals from thousands of agencies across the country.
According to the website, the results show when someone using the Flock platform manually searched for a plate, along with any available reason code, date, agency or other audit details. The tool does not indicate whether a vehicle simply drove past one of Flock’s estimated 120,000 cameras. It also notes that a search does not mean the driver was stopped or investigated, and that operators are not always sworn law enforcement officers.
The launch comes amid heightened scrutiny of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader network. The company recently announced changes to its privacy practices, including shorter default data retention and new tools meant to detect potential misuse by system users.
Privacy advocates have pointed to the website as a rare transparency tool for a technology that operates largely out of public view. Law enforcement agencies that use Flock say the cameras help solve crimes and locate missing people when governed by proper policies.
Drivers interested in checking their own plates can visit the site directly. Results vary widely depending on which agencies have released their audit logs.
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