Who flies surveillance drones in Inyo County?
- Active Drones and ground robots
- Agency
- Inyo County Sheriff Department
- Vendor
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- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drones and ground robots | Inyo County Sheriff Department | — | Active | — |
What we do not know
Inyo County Sheriff
- What the aircraft are and what they carry. The report gives counts and uses, not specifications.
- What the annual reports for years after 2023-2024 say.
- Where the aircraft are based, and whether any flight is ever made public in advance.
What drones are
An unmanned aircraft carrying a camera, flown by a public agency. Where a state classes drones as military equipment, as California does, a public policy and a governing-body vote are required before an agency uses one.
How they work, why agencies buy them, and every county we have documented →
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 not yet confirmed where each of them meets in Inyo County.
Go to the Inyo County hub →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 ↗