Who runs a private camera registry in Tuolumne County?
- Active Private camera registry
- Agency
- Sonora Police Department
- Vendor
- Citizen RIMS
- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private camera registry | Sonora Police Department | Citizen RIMS | Active | — |
What we do not know
Sonora Police
- How many cameras are registered?
- What policy governs requests to registered owners and the handling of footage received?
- Is the registry itself a public record, and how is it protected?
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 confirmed where each of them meets in Tuolumne County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Tuolumne County →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 ↗