Hernando County

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office installed Flock Safety automated license plate reaers in 2024. In 2015, the agency installed mobile ALPRs on some patrol cars.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ABC Action NewsWFTS Tampa

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office maintains a camera registry program called Operation Eyes on the Street.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Hernando County Sheriff

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2020, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard CollegeFlorida Sheriffs Associationwww.faa.gov

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has used Clearview AI face recognition technology as recently as 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Clearview AI

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office