Watching the watch.

WatchWatch is a public record of the surveillance technology government operates — cameras, license-plate readers, face recognition, drones, acoustic sensors — and the oversight around it: the policies published, the access the public has, the data-sharing disclosed, and the laws enacted.

It is an observatory, not a campaign. The record documents what exists and what its status is; readers draw their own conclusions. Status values are factual — on record, none on record, not yet requested — never verdicts.

The record starts with California and grows outward — other US states next, then jurisdictions abroad with freedom-of-information regimes. Deployment data currently comes from the EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC BY 4.0); the oversight layer is built from public-records requests filed within each state's law. See the methodology for the full notes.

WatchWatch is a member of the UnGovr Oversight network, alongside Civil Grand Jury, CA Oversight, and Sheriff Oversight. It is operated by UnGovr, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing non-partisan government information and tools globally.

Questions, corrections, or tips: ungovr.org/support/new.