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ORWELL INDEX

Texas

Collin County

Source baseline

Local records research not complete

This page currently reports two source datasets for Collin County. We have not completed the county's public records, meeting, policy, contract, or local news research. Entries below are source leads, not independent findings by Orwell Index.

OSM points
749
EFF Atlas entries
24
Agencies named by EFF
13
Orwell Index findings
Not researched

Community map snapshot

Captured 15 Sept 2026 from OpenStreetMap. Points are community-reported and have not been assigned to an agency by Orwell Index.

Agency technology extract

Captured 15 Sept 2026 from the EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC-BY). EFF entries can be incomplete or outdated, so they remain attributed to that dataset.

Technologies named in the EFF extract

  • 10 Automated License Plate Readers
  • 4 Drones
  • 3 Body-worn Cameras
  • 3 Camera Registry
  • 2 Face Recognition
  • 1 Fusion Center
  • 1 Real-Time Crime Center
View all 24 EFF Atlas entries

  • Collin County Sheriff's Office

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: PlateScan · McKinney

  • Plano Police Department

    Drones · Plano

  • Collin County Sheriff's Office

    Drones · McKinney

  • Allen Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Vigilant Solutions · Allen

  • North Central Texas Fusion Center

    Fusion Center · McKinney

  • Frisco Police Department

    Camera Registry · Frisco

  • Plano Police Department

    Camera Registry · Plano

  • Wylie Police Department

    Face Recognition · Vendor listed by EFF: Vigilant Solutions · Wylie

  • Plano Police Department

    Face Recognition · Vendor listed by EFF: Vigilant Solutions · Plano

  • Allen Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Allen

  • McKinney Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · McKinney

  • Prosper Police Department

    Camera Registry · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Prosper

  • Plano Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Plano

  • Frisco Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Frisco

  • Celina Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Celina

  • Prosper Police Depatment

    Drones · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Prosper

  • Plano Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Plano

  • Prosper Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Prosper

  • Anna Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Anna

  • Melissa Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Melissa

  • Lavon Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Lavon

  • Wylie Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Wylie

  • Plano Police Department

    Real-Time Crime Center · Plano

  • Allen Police Department

    Drones · Allen

Civic action

Treat these entries as questions for local agencies, not settled answers.

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Personal protection

Practical steps can reduce the personal data exposed to surveillance systems.

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Map and trackers

Collin County, Texas. Device data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), with community reporting via DeFlock. Open the full map →

Meetings, contracts, records

Local meetings, contracts, policies, and records have not been researched for this baseline.

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What you can do

Civic action

Show up

Public comment is open to any resident, and you do not have to be an expert to use it. We have not yet confirmed where the bodies that decide for Collin County meet. How the inventory works explains what we check and how to check it yourself.

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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 ↗

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