Who runs a private camera registry in Shasta County?
- Active Security camera registry
- Agency
- Shasta County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
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- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security camera registry | Shasta County Sheriff's Office | — | Active | — |
What we do not know
Shasta County Sheriff's Office
- How many cameras are registered?
- Is there an ordinance, resolution or board action establishing the program?
- How long is the register kept, who inside the office can see it, and is it ever shared?
- Is a registrant's information exempt from disclosure, and has the office said so anywhere?
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 Shasta County.
Go to the Shasta 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 ↗