Who flies surveillance drones in Bingham County?
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- Agency
- Bingham County Sheriff's Office
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- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
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| The Bingham County drone program | Bingham County Sheriff's Office | — | Active | — |
What we do not know
Bingham County Sheriff
- How many aircraft does the county have, and which departments hold them?
- What grant paid for the thermal drone, and what conditions came with it?
- Has the Sheriff's Office flown a drone over a person or a property, and is there a flight log?
- Is there a written policy for unmanned aircraft use, and who approved it?
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 Bingham County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Bingham 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 ↗