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Eaton County
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Michigan State Police
The Michigan State Police uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Royal Oak Police Department Memo
The Michigan State Police use body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Belleville Independent
The Michigan State Police first acquired a cell-site simulator from Harris Corp. in 2006.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Wisconsin ExaminerVocativACLU
The Michigan State Police Department operates three Aeryon Labs drones as of 2013, 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.freep.com
The Michigan State Police runs the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP), a database of 4 million mug shots and 41 million driver’s license and ID photos from the Michigan Department of State. The state also has an almost $15 million contract with Idemia through June 13, 2027 for use of the Automated Biometric Identification System.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Michiganwhohasyourface.eff.orgsource
Eaton County Sheriff's Office
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $74,400 to the Eaton County Sheriff's Office in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice
The Eaton County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Eaton County
The Eaton County Sheriff's Office has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police
Charlotte Police Department
The Charlotte Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police
Eaton County Central Dispatch
The Eaton County Central Dispatch has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police
Eaton Rapids Police Department
The Eaton Rapids Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police
Grand Ledge Police Department
The Grand Ledge Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police
Potterville Police Department
The Potterville Police Department has mobile and desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026