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Who runs license plate readers in Ada County?

On the map

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Community-reported

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What we do not know

Ada County Sheriff

  • Which agreement bought the cameras, for how long and at what total cost, and whether the Board of County Commissioners approved it.
  • How many cameras operate in Ada County now that the Kuna cameras are down, and in which cities.
  • The Sheriff's Office's written plate reader policy.
  • Whether the audits Idaho Code 49-1432 requires twice a year have been done, and what they found.
  • Whether the Sheriff's contracts with Eagle, Star and Kuna give those cities any say over cameras placed inside them.

What license plate readers are

An automated license plate reader photographs every passing vehicle and records the plate, the time and the place. It does not watch suspects. It logs everyone, and the record is usually kept on a vendor’s servers.

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 Ada County and how public comment works there.

How to show up in Ada 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 ↗