New Site Lets Drivers Check If Their License Plates Were Searched by Flock Cameras

A publicly accessible website called HaveIBeenFlocked enables drivers to input a license-plate number and view whether it has been searched in the audit logs of Flock surveillance cameras. The site draws on records released under the Freedom of Information Act, which show when agencies using the Flock system performed license-plate queries and the stated reasons for those searches. The most frequent reasons listed are drug-related investigations, followed by motor-vehicle theft inquiries. The website states that entered plate numbers are not stored.

Flock cameras, increasingly deployed by law-enforcement agencies across the United States since 2025, have drawn scrutiny over potential misuse. Reports have raised questions about whether immigration officials can access the system and about instances of officers using the technology for personal purposes. One North Carolina officer was arrested and later dismissed after allegedly using the system to track an individual's movements more than 30 times.

Flock CEO Garrett Langley has announced that the company will introduce new safeguards by Jan. 1, including a feature to flag abnormal search behavior, according to an Associated Press report.