Palo Alto Police Department

Details surrounding the use of facial recognition by the Palo Alto Police Department.

Summary

*The County utilizes Digital PhotoManager by DataWorks Plus to manage mugshots of inmates. Every single police department in the County also has access to the program. It has facial recognition capabilities, but it is unclear if any agency is actively using that feature. The CPC will continue to investigate.
Has Banned Facial Recognition?	Currently Uses of Facial Recognition?	Previously Used Facial Recognition?	Coalition Representative? Volunteer Now	Take Action!
No	Limited Use * Investigation ongoing	Unknown/Under investigation	No	Sign the petition

Details

According to a response to a California Public Records Act requests submitted by the CPC, the Palo Alto Police Department claims to not currently employ facial recognition surveillance technology. Their response to a second request asking to disclose whether or not they have used it in the past is still pending. A response is expected in the coming days.

Take action!

If you are a resident of Palo Alto, consider telling your city council to ban the use of facial recognition surveillance by signing this petition.

Documents

The requests and responses can be seen below in reverse chronological order.

Last modified February 22, 2021: SJ SERO Proposal Contact Form (#4) (566b314)