Who runs surveillance cameras in Contra Costa County?
Also listed here because the record shows it
These systems are documented primarily as something else. They appear here because a cited record shows the deployment also does this.
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The policy directs dispatchers and officers, when practical, to use the public safety cameras alongside an incoming alert to locate suspects or vehicles leaving the scene.
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 17
- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Gunshot detection [Antioch Police]
- The monthly and yearly counts of founded and unfounded activations the policy requires.
- Where the sensors are and how many there are.
- The contract, its cost and its term.
- How often a probation or parole search follows an activation.
What camera networks are
Fixed and steerable cameras run by a public agency, often networked so footage from many locations can be watched or searched from one place.
What you can do
Civic action
Show up
This technology is bought and renewed by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have confirmed where each of them meets in Contra Costa County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Contra Costa County →Personal protection
Protect yourself
Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.
Surveillance Self-Defense ↗