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Who runs surveillance cameras in El Paso County?

On the map

0
Verified by us
25
Community-reported

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What we do not know

El Paso County Sheriff

  • How many cameras the project installed, and what software runs them.
  • Whether the system includes video analytics of any kind.
  • Whether any camera under the project views an area outside the facility.
  • How long recordings are kept, and who may view them.
  • What the 2014 jail annex and juvenile center camera procurements bought.

What camera networks are

Fixed and steerable cameras run by a public agency, often networked so footage from many locations can be watched or searched from one place.

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 El Paso County and how public comment works there.

How to show up in El Paso 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 ↗