Who flies surveillance drones in Tulare County?
- Active Drones
- Agency
- Visalia Police Department
- Vendor
- DJI
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drones | Visalia Police Department | DJI | Active | — |
What we do not know
Visalia Police
- What "public demonstrations" covers. Which demonstrations, how often, what was recorded, and whether the footage was kept.
- Whether the department has a policy governing what a drone may record when people are assembling, and what happens to that footage.
- How long drone video is retained. The report gives an equipment life span, not a data retention period.
- Whether any drone footage has been shared with another agency.
What drones are
An unmanned aircraft carrying a camera, flown by a public agency. Where a state classes drones as military equipment, as California does, a public policy and a governing-body vote are required before an agency uses one.
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 Tulare County.
Go to the Tulare 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 ↗