Who runs license plate readers in Spokane County?
- Retired License plate readers
- Agency
- Spokane County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License plate readers | Spokane County Sheriff's Office | Flock Safety | Retired | — |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 153
- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Spokane County Sheriff
- The Flock agreement's terms, the expansion from the 2023 award to roughly one hundred cameras, and whether any board item covered the growth.
- The reactivation conditions the county's "temporary" framing implies, and any registration filed with the Attorney General.
- The disposition of data collected before the shutdown.
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 not yet confirmed where each of them meets in Spokane County.
Go to the Spokane County hub →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 ↗