Stanford University CA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Mon Nov 18 2024
Overview
Stanford University Department Of Public Safety uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Stanford University Department Of Public Safety utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Stanford University Department Of Public Safety utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License Plates, Vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for public safety purposes only. Data is owned by Stanford University Department Of Public Safety and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, reproductive health investigations, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), Personal use.
Access Policy
All system access requires a business purpose that is defined in a written entry that is logged and retained
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.
Usage
Data retention (in days)
30 days
Number of owned cameras
15
External organizations with access
Hotlists Alerted On
California SVS, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
209,463
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
184
Additional Info
ALPR Policy
Link pending