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Who flies surveillance drones in Tuolumne County?

What we do not know

Tuolumne County Sheriff

  • How many aircraft does the office operate, of what type, and paid for with what money?
  • How often are they flown, and for what purposes?
  • Has the county adopted any military equipment policy under Government Code section 7070?

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 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 ↗