New public tool reveals if Flock camera searches touched your license plate

A public site, HaveIBeenFlocked, lets drivers check via FOIA-sourced audit logs whether agencies using Flock license plate reader cameras have searched their plate. The tool shows when and why a plate was searched (most often for drugs or motor vehicle theft), not whether a vehicle passed by or what data the camera yielded. The initiative fuels privacy concerns about license-plate surveillance and potential immigration-enforcement access, spurring calls for oversight. Flock plans updates by Jan. 1 to flag abnormal searches, while civil-liberties groups urge continued scrutiny.