A group of students and volunteers has compiled a database of surveillance technologies being used by by law enforcement agencies in counties and municipalities across the United States.

The research conducted by includes data on drones, body cameras, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more.

Atlas of Surveillance's database allows Floridians and people all across the country to select their community and see what kind of surveillance technologies are being used by local law enforcement.

There are at least eight. Some of them might be unfamiliar to most people.

What kinds of technology do Florida cops use?

Automatic license plate readers, drones, and even devices called cell-site simulators that trick nearby mobile phones into connecting to the device rather than

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