California
Madera County
Source baseline
Local records research not completeThis page currently reports two source datasets for Madera County. We have not completed the county's public records, meeting, policy, contract, or local news research. Entries below are source leads, not independent findings by Orwell Index.
- OSM points
- 84
- EFF Atlas entries
- 6
- Agencies named by EFF
- 4
- Orwell Index findings
- Not researched
Community map snapshot
Captured 21 Aug 2026 from OpenStreetMap. Points are community-reported and have not been assigned to an agency by Orwell Index.
Agency technology extract
Captured 21 Aug 2026 from the EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC-BY). EFF entries can be incomplete or outdated, so they remain attributed to that dataset.
Technologies named in the EFF extract
- 3 Body-worn Cameras
- 2 Automated License Plate Readers
- 1 Predictive Policing
View all 6 EFF Atlas entries
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Madera County Sheriff's Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Madera
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Madera Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Madera
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Chowchilla Police Department
Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: WatchGuard · Chowchilla
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Madera Police Department
Body-worn Cameras · Madera
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Madera Police Department
Predictive Policing · Vendor listed by EFF: Geolitica · Madera
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Madera County Sheriff's Office
Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Lenslock · Madera
Civic action
Treat these entries as questions for local agencies, not settled answers.
See how local records research works →Personal protection
Practical steps can reduce the personal data exposed to surveillance systems.
EFF Surveillance Self-Defense ↗Map and trackers
Madera County, California. Device data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), with community reporting via DeFlock. Open the full map →
Meetings, contracts, records
Local meetings, contracts, policies, and records have not been researched for this baseline.
How the inventory works →What you can do
Civic action
Show up
Public comment is open to any resident, and you do not have to be an expert to use it. We have not yet confirmed where the bodies that decide for Madera County meet. How the inventory works explains what we check and how to check it yourself.
How the inventory works →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.
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