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Who runs license plate readers in Shasta County?

On the map

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Verified by us
87
Community-reported

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What we do not know

Redding Police Department

  • Which council meeting approved the 2020 contract, and what did the staff report say?
  • Which agencies received Redding plate data in 2022, and does the released partner list match what has been reported about it?
  • Does any audit under policy 425.6(c) exist, and what did it examine?
  • Why are camera locations withheld when 23 positions were released in a 2022 records response?
  • How many cameras are running now? The 42 figure describes the 2020 purchase.

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 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 ↗