Important Update to Flock Audit Logs to Protect Officer Safety & Active Investigations

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Captain Martin,

Flock was founded on the principle of promoting public safety, while partnering closely with law enforcement agencies across the country to bring clarity and allow accountability, which helps to maintain public trust.

That commitment to transparency remains unchanged, but the environment around us has changed dramatically. We cannot let those abusing our transparency compromise officer safety and the safety of our community.

To that end, we are making an important update to how Flock’s Network Audit Logs display information. As a reminder, Network Audit logs are the breadcrumbs for reciprocal sharing on Flock’s National Lookup tool:

Effective this week, Network Audit Logs will now only include:

  *   A unique alphanumeric search identifier
  *   Searching agency name
  *   Date of search
  *   Timeframe
  *   Number of networks searched
  *   Offense Type or free text search reasons

To protect officer safety and active investigations, Network Audit Logs will no longer include:

  *   Officer names
  *   Specific plates searched
  *   Vehicle fingerprint information

These changes ensure agencies retain visibility and accountability while preventing the misuse of sensitive operational data. And all the details will be preserved with and visible to the originating agency. If agency B wants to understand more details in a Network Audit, they can simply contact the originating agency A and reference the unique alphanumeric search identifier to cross-reference the specific information they require.

Your Organization Audit Logs, the audit trail for your agency’s own users, will remain unchanged. You will continue to have full access to all details you previously relied on.

Additionally, our new required Offense Type<https://email.flocksafety.com/NDQyLVdOSC0xODEAAAGesu9RJRz6gpZYkpnS3WlX8ar6YKfRazQuPkfvhDPaxXHYfE97hn779QFCNWblXeBhUz8HKrs=> field, which is rolling out to all customers this month, will bring unprecedented consistency and clarity to search reporting. By standardizing intent across all Flock searches, we eliminate subjective or inconsistent entries while strengthening compliance and public accountability.

Once the required Offense Type drop-down is live for a customer, we will replace the Free Text search reason in the Network Audit with the Offense Type.

We remain deeply committed to transparency and democratic oversight. But when transparency is weaponized to harm officers, derail investigations, and embolden criminal networks, we have a responsibility to act. These updates help us strike the right balance: maintaining clear, consistent auditability while ensuring no sensitive information can be exploited to jeopardize your work or your people.

For any questions related to these updates, we’ve already shared details directly with Chiefs and Sheriffs where we have contact information. We recommend coordinating with your department leadership, who can work with us directly or through your local Flock team.

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Respectfully,
Chris Colwell
SVP, Customer Experience
Flock Safety






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