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Who runs license plate readers in Fremont County?

On the map

0
Verified by us
6
Community-reported

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), including community reporting via the DeFlock project. Tiles by OpenFreeMap.

What we do not know

St. Anthony Police

  • Who sold the city the cameras, for how much, and for how long? No contract, quote or invoice appears in any published record.
  • How many readers are there, and where do they stand? Volunteers have mapped six. The city has published no count and no locations.
  • Does the department have a written plate reader policy, and what does it say?
  • What do the semiannual audits Idaho law requires show, and has the Council ever seen one?
  • How long are the reads kept now, and what is the retention changing to?
  • Which other agencies can search St. Anthony's plate reads?

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 Fremont County and how public comment works there.

How to show up in Fremont 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 ↗