Who runs a private camera registry in Merced County?
- Active Community Camera Program
- Agency
- Merced Police Department
- Vendor
- Axon Fusus
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Camera Program | Merced Police Department | Axon Fusus | Active | — |
What we do not know
Merced Police
- How many Level 1 and Level 2 participants are active?
- How does the city reconcile the Level 2 live-feed description with the no-direct-access terms?
- What rules govern activation, viewing, retention, export, sharing, and audit of Level 2 feeds?
- Are exact private camera locations exempted, aggregated, or otherwise protected in public records?
What private camera registries are
A list, kept by a police department, of privately owned security cameras and where they are. Officers use it to ask owners for footage. Some registries also let an agency request footage through the camera vendor’s app.
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 Merced County.
Go to the Merced 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 ↗