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Has your license plate been tracked by Flock cameras? Here's how to check.
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- HaveIBeenFlocked.com is a website that allows people to check if their license plate number has been searched in Flock Safety's nationwide camera system, which is used by police, communities, schools, and businesses.
- The site’s database includes over 4.6 million license plate records from approximately 242 million Flock searches, but it only shows manually entered search queries, not all plates captured by the cameras.
- HaveIBeenFlocked operates independently with support from the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation and does not store the license plate numbers entered by users; however, the data is not real-time and may have delays or gaps due to limited access to audit logs.
- Flock Safety's camera network has faced controversy after reports that some law enforcement officers misused the system for unauthorized purposes, leading to 46 officers being charged or accused of stalking and other abuses.
- Flock’s CEO Garrett Langley has apologized for misuse incidents and emphasized that the company does not track cellphones or use facial recognition, attributing some public concerns to misinformation.
