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Who uses facial recognition in Tuolumne County?

What we do not know

Sonora Union High School District

  • What system are the cameras running, and is the facial recognition capability enabled?
  • Did the district's governing board approve the purchase, and at which meeting?
  • What policy governs the cameras, and are students and families notified?
  • How long is footage kept, who can access it, and is it shared with law enforcement?

What facial recognition is

Software that measures a face in an image and searches for a match in a database of known faces. It can be run on live camera feeds or on recorded footage after the fact.

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 ↗