Suffolk County

The Boston Police Department used automated license plate readers as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of BostonThe Boston GlobeELSAG

The Boston Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2019 and still used them as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of BostonBoston Police Department

The Boston Police Department uses a cell-site simulator, as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of BostonWBURVocativ

The Boston Police Department operates three drones as of 2017, 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 Collegewww.officer.com

The Boston Police Department used ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Bostonwbur News

The Chelsea Police Department acquired automated license plate readers in 2010.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRockThe Boston GlobeELSAG

On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $107,400 to the Chelsea Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The Chelsea Police Department uses ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Chelsea Police Department

The Revere Police Department had one ELSAG system as of 2010 and acquired L3 automated license plate readers after receiving the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in 2010.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice AssistanceELSAG

The Revere Police Department employs ShopSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ShotSpotter.comRevere Police Annual ReportRevere Police Dept. Facebook

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation responds to face recognition requests from law enforcement on specific case by case queries related to criminal investigations.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Boston Logan International Airport is one of 18 airports where Customs and Border Protection is using face recognition technology as of March 2019. An executive order signed by Pres. Trump in 2019 requires Customs and Border Protection to install face recognition technology at the United States' top 20 airports by 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): BuzzfeedTechCrunch

The Winthrop Police Department received a grant of $83,695.00 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security