Who flies surveillance drones in Williamson County?
- Active The Sheriff's drones
- Agency
- Williamson County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
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- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sheriff's drones | Williamson County Sheriff's Office | — | Active | — |
What we do not know
Williamson County Sheriff
- How many aircraft the Sheriff's Office operates, and when and how each was acquired.
- What grant funded the 2018 acceptance, and what the grants questionnaire said.
- Whether there is a written drone policy, and whether flights are logged.
- Why the drone project was taken out of the 2014 grant list.
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 Williamson County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Williamson 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 ↗