Who uses facial recognition in Placer County?
- Approved Facial recognition
- Agency
- Roseville Police Department
- Vendor
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- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facial recognition | Roseville Police Department | — | Approved | — |
What we do not know
Roseville Police
- The vendor, the contract and the cost.
- The number of searches run and the number that led to an identification.
- The council item, if any, that approved the system.
What facial recognition is
Software that measures a face in an image and searches for a match in a database of known faces. It can be run on live camera feeds or on recorded footage after the fact.
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 Placer County.
Go to the Placer 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 ↗