Who runs license plate readers in Twin Falls County?
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- Agency
- Twin Falls Police Department
- Vendor
- Flock Safety (Flock Group, Inc.)
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The city's plate reader network | Twin Falls Police Department | Flock Safety (Flock Group, Inc.) | Active | — |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 50
- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Twin Falls Police
- Which agencies can search these cameras, and whose cameras can Twin Falls search? Neither list appears in any contract, policy or minute we read.
- What do the department's own system audits say? Two are named as attachments to the February 2026 letter and neither is in the copy the city publishes.
- Did the City Council ever approve plate readers as plate readers before the first contract was signed? The city points to a budget whose police line reads as traffic cameras in six locations.
- Where are the forty cameras? No location list appears in any document we read.
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 Twin Falls County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Twin Falls 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 ↗