In June of 2016, Santa Clara County became the first municipality in the country to adopt a surveillance transparency ordinance, also known as CCOPS. Santa Clara’s ordinance, being the first one, is comprehensive.
On January 26, 2021, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved the first complete set of annual surveillance reports on every technology in use across the county and from all county departments, setting a new record for municipal transparency on the use of spytech.
Congratulations and a big thank you to Santa Clara County and its supervisors for being the first ones to recognize the importance of this law and to take the leap.