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Who runs surveillance cameras in Yolo County?

On the map

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Verified by us
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Community-reported

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What we do not know

Yolo County Sheriff

  • Whether the aircraft and its camera are still in service.
  • How often the aircraft flies, for what purposes, and whether mission or flight logs exist.
  • What policy governs recording from the aircraft, and how long footage is kept.
  • Whether the aircraft's video feeds any other county system.

What camera networks are

Fixed and steerable cameras run by a public agency, often networked so footage from many locations can be watched or searched from one place.

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 Yolo County.

Go to the Yolo 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 ↗