Topic # Transparency & records Public records fights, audit findings, disclosure failures. [Transparency & records ×](https://flock-truth.com/articles?sort=newest) [Reset](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) **32** articles · page 1 of 2 · [RSS](https://flock-truth.com/feed.xml) Atlanta News First · September 23, 2026 ## [TODAY: US Senate hearing follows our investigations exposing police Flock abuse](https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/09/23/today-us-senate-hearing-follows-anf-investigations-exposing-police-flock-abuse/) atlantanewsfirst.com The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism scheduled a hearing titled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network," inviting the CEOs of Flock Safety, Axon, Motorola Solutions and Verkada. The hearing follows reporting by Brendan Keefe documenting at least 19 Georgia cases in one year of officers arrested or relieved of duty for personal use of ALPR data, and Flock's removal of officer names and plate numbers from network audit logs. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Stalking & domestic violence](https://flock-truth.com/topic/domestic-violence) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Yahoo News · Tom Vacar · September 18, 2026 ## [Santa Rosa police chief faces packed house over controversial Flock cameras](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/santa-rosa-police-chief-faces-134500934.html) yahoo.com Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan held a forum attended by 400 to 500 people about the department's 143 Flock license plate reader cameras. Residents objected to contract terms granting Flock a perpetual license to the data and said outside agencies searched Santa Rosa data about 486,000 times a month versus roughly 5,000 local searches. Cregan said procedures had already been modified. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Our County](https://flock-truth.com/topic/local) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Boston.com · Samantha Genzer · September 15, 2026 ## [Boston drivers’ data left unsecured during Flock pilot due to vendor ‘error,’ city officials say](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/09/15/boston-drivers-data-left-unsecured-during-flock-pilot-due-to-vendor-error-city-officials-say/) boston.com Boston's 2025 annual surveillance report states that three days into a 45-camera Flock pilot, police found the nationwide data-sharing feature had been enabled by the vendor in error despite a contract barring sharing. BPD ordered it disabled and says it will not use Flock again. The report logged 15 watchlist requests, 12 approved, and no internal misuse complaints. More than 20 Massachusetts communities have ended or suspended Flock contracts. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- WTVG · WTVG Staff · September 10, 2026 ## [Toledo council to unveil plan to audit Flock camera system](https://www.13abc.com/2026/09/10/toledo-council-unveil-plan-audit-flock-camera-system/) 13abc.com Toledo City Council members plan to introduce legislation calling for an audit of the city's more than 100 Flock license plate reader cameras. Councilman Mac Driscoll wants the system paused during the review, citing resident concerns about data use, while Councilman John Hobbs III argues it should keep running absent proof of local misuse. No improper searches have been reported in Toledo or Lucas County. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Laws & policy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legislation) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- WBAY · WBAY news staff · September 9, 2026 ## [Sheboygan votes to end Flock contract amid data concerns](https://www.wbay.com/2026/09/09/sheboygan-votes-end-flock-contract-amid-data-concerns/) wbay.com The Sheboygan Common Council voted unanimously to end the city's contract with Flock Safety, effective at year's end, after officials said they found contract violations related to data management and sharing. The city had already covered its 15 cameras in August. Racine County, Fond du Lac County, Manitowoc, Kenosha and Winnebago County have also paused or ended agreements, while Milwaukee tightened access policies and launched transparency portals. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- New Bedford Guide · NewBedfordGuide · September 9, 2026 ## [New Bedford Councilor Burgo Moves To End Current Plate-Reader Contract](https://www.newbedfordguide.com/new-bedford-councilor-burgo-moves-end-current-plate-reader-contract/2026/09/09) newbedfordguide.com Councilor-at-Large Shane Burgo has proposed an ordinance letting New Bedford's automated license plate reader agreement expire and barring purchases, renewals, or expansions of mass location-tracking tools without a council hearing, published privacy study, data rules, and vote. The draft would disclose camera sites, generally require a warrant or case number for searches, ban data sales and most federal or out-of-state sharing, and mandate annual audits. Police suspended the Flock system in August during an audit and misconduct investigations. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Laws & policy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legislation) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- WALB · September 8, 2026 ## [Flock worker calls police on ANF chief investigator filming public camera installation](https://www.walb.com/2026/09/08/flock-worker-calls-police-anf-chief-investigator-filming-public-camera-installation/) walb.com Atlanta News First reported that a Flock Safety installer called 911 after investigative reporter Brendan Keefe filmed a camera being upgraded on a public street in Milton, Georgia, leading to a 17-minute traffic stop by three police units. A separate June call brought police to YouTube creators filming outside a Flock distribution center. Flock said staff may contact police over safety concerns and barred media from its customer conference. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data retention](https://flock-truth.com/topic/retention) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Privacy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/privacy) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- The Salt Lake Tribune · The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board · September 5, 2026 ## [Tribune editorial: Salt Lake City should have strict privacy rules for license plate readers](https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2026/09/05/tribune-editorial-slc-needs-strict/) sltrib.com The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board argues that Salt Lake City should adopt strict privacy rules for automated license plate readers, writing that such surveillance is only tolerable if the public can closely watch the watchers. The piece frames oversight and accountability as conditions for the city's use of the technology. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Laws & policy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legislation) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Privacy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/privacy) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Fox News · Louis Casiano · September 1, 2026 ## [Ex-Indiana deputy charged with felony for allegedly using Flock cameras to stalk girlfriend](https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-indiana-deputy-charged-felony-allegedly-using-flock-cameras-stalk-girlfriend) foxnews.com Former Jackson County, Indiana sheriff's deputy Skylar Thompson was charged with official misconduct and fraud after an internal audit found he ran more than 2,000 Flock license plate searches on his girlfriend's vehicle between December 2025 and August, logging them as city planning or traffic analysis work he was never assigned. He resigned and turned himself in. Flock defended its technology as a public safety tool. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Stalking & domestic violence](https://flock-truth.com/topic/domestic-violence) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- WAVE 3 · Digital Staff · August 31, 2026 ## [Former Jackson County deputy accused of making more than 2,000 unauthorized Flock searches](https://www.wdrbwave.com/2026/08/31/former-jackson-county-deputy-accused-making-more-than-2000-unauthorized-flock-searches/) wdrbwave.com A former Jackson County, Indiana sheriff's deputy, Skylar Thompson, was charged with official misconduct and fraud after a routine audit of the agency's Flock camera system found he searched the same license plate 2,055 times between December 2025 and August 2026. The affidavit says he listed "city planning/traffic analysis" as his reason despite never holding those duties. Indiana State Police investigated. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- KCUR · Max Quinn · August 27, 2026 ## [Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley launches investigation into Flock Safety data usage](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-27/missouri-sen-josh-hawley-flock-safety-data-usage) kcur.org Sen. Josh Hawley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley demanding documents on data safeguards by Sept. 8. Hawley cited a St. Charles County officer who ran Flock searches for personal reasons, plus alleged abuse in Wisconsin, Florida and California. He noted Flock reports more than 120,000 cameras and 20 billion monthly vehicle scans. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Privacy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/privacy) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Courier California · Ben Camacho · August 25, 2026 ## [Fusion Center Ran Flock Searches on Behalf of Feds, Santa Ana Records Show](https://couriercalifornia.com/news/politics/fusion-center-ran-flock-searches-on-behalf-of-feds/) couriercalifornia.com Logs released by Santa Ana police show the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center ran more than 27,000 searches of the city's Flock ALPR network over six months, including at least eighty on behalf of federal agencies such as the FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals, IRS and Forest Service, plus an agency in Washington state. California law bars sharing ALPR data with federal and out-of-state agencies. The logs omit usernames and case numbers, and no promised efficacy audit exists. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Statewide](https://flock-truth.com/topic/state) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) [Warrantless searches](https://flock-truth.com/topic/no-warrant) --- The North Bay Vanguard · North Bay Vanguard · August 23, 2026 ## [Residents voice concerns over Flock cameras at Santa Rosa Community Advisory Board Meeting](https://northbayvanguard.com/2026/08/23/residents-voice-concerns-over-flock-cameras-at-santa-rosa-community-advisory-board-meeting/) northbayvanguard.com At a July 22 Community Advisory Board meeting, Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan presented on Flock cameras and ALPRs, and residents alongside the North Bay Organizing Project questioned auditing of outside agency searches, data retention, and crime-prevention metrics. The department says data is kept 30 days and not shared federally. Over 730,000 plate reads were logged in 30 days, with more than 300 California agencies granted access. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Data retention](https://flock-truth.com/topic/retention) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Our County](https://flock-truth.com/topic/local) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Boston.com · Elizabeth Mehler · August 18, 2026 ## [Stow police cut ties with Flock Safety after officer allegedly used cameras to track someone he knows](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/08/18/stow-police-cut-ties-with-flock-safety-after-officer-allegedly-used-cameras-to-track-someone-he-knows/) boston.com An internal affairs investigation found Stow, Massachusetts officer Jason Rogers ran vehicle searches through Flock Safety multiple times in 2024 and 2025 with no legitimate law enforcement purpose and queried the state criminal records database at least five times improperly. Rogers was placed on unpaid leave and faces criminal charges and termination proceedings. The chief ended the department's Flock contract, with the last camera removed in early August. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Stalking & domestic violence](https://flock-truth.com/topic/domestic-violence) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Atlanta News First · Tim Darnell · August 13, 2026 ## [Flock Safety overhauls rules following ANF investigations](https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/13/flock-safety-tightens-search-rules-cuts-data-retention-amid-investigations-into-alleged-abuse/) atlantanewsfirst.com Flock Safety announced it is cutting its default license plate data retention recommendation from 30 days to seven, adding an "evidence mode" cold storage option for active investigations. The company will require its machine learning audit tool, proactive account lockouts for abnormal search behavior, mandatory case codes, and multi-factor authentication. The changes follow reporting on more than a dozen officers disciplined or arrested for personal misuse, including stalking partners. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data retention](https://flock-truth.com/topic/retention) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- American Civil Liberties Union · Chad Marlow · August 13, 2026 ## [Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat](https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/despite-new-updates-flocks-creepy-cameras-remain-major-civil-liberties-threat) aclu.org The ACLU assesses Flock Safety's announced operational changes, including a reduction in default data retention from 30 days to seven days with an "Evidence Mode" exception, local control over which offenses other agencies may search for, mandatory search reasons, and wider rollout of an audit tool. It argues most measures repeat earlier interventions that officers circumvented and that the audit tool has never been independently evaluated. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data retention](https://flock-truth.com/topic/retention) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- WRDW/WAGT · Augostina Mallous · August 1, 2026 ## [6 more Ga. police department employees under investigation over alleged Flock camera misuse](https://www.wrdw.com/2026/08/02/6-more-ga-police-department-employees-under-investigation-over-alleged-flock-camera-misuse/) wrdw.com Savannah Police placed four officers and two civilian employees on administrative leave after an internal audit found searches unrelated to law enforcement, including queries about acquaintances and family members. One officer allegedly gave an outside agency access to the department's Flock system. All six cases went to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Business Insider · Nicole Einbinder · July 31, 2026 ## [In one California town, Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police](https://www.businessinsider.com/flock-camera-misread-license-plate-reader-california-roseville-police-2026-7) businessinsider.com Public records obtained from the Roseville, California police department show that of 1,427 Flock alerts flagging vehicles as stolen or felony-related in 2023 and 2024, a department analysis found 71% involved misread plates. Records document missed vehicles, blurry images, and delayed alerts, with repeated complaints to Flock. Flock attributed problems to Roseville's atypical camera setup; state lawmakers called for a reliability review. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [False hits](https://flock-truth.com/topic/false-positives) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Laws & policy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legislation) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Statewide](https://flock-truth.com/topic/state) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- CNN · July 26, 2026 ## [Inside the growing police use and misuse of Flock's license-plate reader cameras](https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/us/flock-cameras-surveillance-abuse) cnn.com CNN documented a pattern of officers across multiple states searching Flock's network for personal reasons. Milwaukee internal affairs found an officer had used the system to track a romantic partner's location 124 times and that partner's ex 55 times. Flock's chief executive pointed to a new audit-assistance tool that flags abnormal use. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Stalking & domestic violence](https://flock-truth.com/topic/domestic-violence) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Flock Safety · June 30, 2026 ## [License Plate Reader Policy (Flock Safety)](https://www.flocksafety.com/legal/lpr-policy) flocksafety.com The vendor's own published policy, included here as a primary source. It states that customers own the data their cameras collect, that records are hard-deleted on a rolling 30-day basis by default but adjustable by customer request, that customers decide whom to share with, and that Flock uses under one percent of images for machine learning. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data retention](https://flock-truth.com/topic/retention) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- _Machine readable version of https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency. The interactive map and article filters are HTML only._