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Manatee County Sheriff's Office
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Suncoast Searchlight10 News
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office signed a 10-year, $10.8 million contract with Axon for body-worn cameras in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ABC 7Manatee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office operates a camera registry.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office operates five DJI drones as of 2018, 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.fox13news.com
The Manatee 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
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office uses Flock Safety's Raven gunshot detection technology.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ABC 7
Bradenton Police Department
The Bradenton Police Department maintains a camera registry via Axon.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Axon
The Bradenton Police Department 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
The Bradenton Police Department operas a real-time crime center.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bradenton Police Department
Palmetto Police Department
The Palmetto Police Department has been using drones since 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Senate
The Palmetto Police Department 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
Holmes Beach Police Department
The Holmes Beach Police Department 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
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026