Who runs license plate readers in Lake County?
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Lake County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License plate readers | Lake County Sheriff's Office | Flock Safety | Active | — |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 70
- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Lake County Sheriff
- How many cameras the office operates now, and whether the 2024 lease replaced or added to the 2021 ones.
- What the board decided on each item. The county's agenda system records an action for one of four and a roll call for none.
- Whether any competing offer was ever sought for a system now costing $342,500 over five years.
- What the audits Policy 469 requires have found.
- Who can search this county's data. The policy sets no geographic limit.
What license plate readers are
An automated license plate reader photographs every passing vehicle and records the plate, the time and the place. It does not watch suspects. It logs everyone, and the record is usually kept on a vendor’s servers.
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 Lake County.
Go to the Lake 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 ↗