surveillance_spending

A DISCOVERY INDEX of surveillance and police-technology dollar figures found in local government meeting records across 130+ named vendors — NOT a table of confirmed spending, and NOT safe to SUM. An audit on 2026-07-29 found aggregate views were adding amounts that must not be added: the same procurement recurs at committee, council, approval, amendment and renewal stages; "not to exceed" figures are authorization ceilings, not payments. Use the canned query "the CONSERVATIVE total" for any number you intend to publish, and "data-quality report" to see what is flagged. Columns added for this: `amount_type` (stated / ceiling / proposed / recommended / estimated), `dup_rank` (>1 = redundant copy), `geo_suspect` (city disagrees with the source link), `anomaly` (implausible figure), `state_norm` (normalized state). Vendors covered include ALPR (Flock, Vigilant, Genetec), body cameras/tasers (Axon, WatchGuard, Utility, Getac), gunshot detection (ShotSpotter/SoundThinking), face recognition (Clearview AI, DataWorks Plus), fingerprint biometrics (Idemia AFIS/Livescan, filed separately under `sv:biometrics`), data fusion and OSINT (Fusus, Peregrine, LexisNexis Accurint, Thomson Reuters CLEAR), phone forensics (Cellebrite, GrayKey, Magnet), drones (Skydio, BRINC, DJI), cameras/VMS (Verkada, Avigilon), cell-site simulators, CAD/RMS records systems, photo enforcement, jail-call and student monitoring. Every row carries a VERBATIM quote from the minutes and a link to the source document, and a row only publishes if that quote was found character-for-character in the source text. READ THE `ledger` COLUMN: `sv:<category>:<vendor>`. `radio_infra` (two-way radios), `rms` (records/CAD software), `biometrics` (fingerprints) and `not_surveillance` are NOT surveillance sensors — exclude them before quoting any surveillance figure.

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12 rows where ledger = "sv:face:clearview" sorted by amount descending

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Link rowid vendor city state spend_date product amount ▲ quote source_document mytown_record ledger amount_type dup_rank geo_suspect anomaly state_norm
3784 3784 Clearview AI Tampa FL 2025-10-09 Clearview Search Pro (amend) 238062.0 Resolution approving a first amendment to the Clearview AI Renewal Order Form between the City of Tampa and Clearview AI, Inc., for the purchase of Clearview Search Pro in the amount of $238,062 for use by the Tampa Police Department; https://tampagov.hylandcloud.com/251agendaonline/Documents/DownloadFileBytes/City_Council_Regular_-_October_9%2C_2025_2608_Minutes_10_9_2025_9_00_00_AM.pdf?documentType=2&meetingId=2608 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ob-tampa-fl/2025/#m213529 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 FL
2687 2687 Clearview AI Ephrata PA 2025-12-01 face-recognition search (authorize agreement) 35685.0 That Borough Council authorize the Chief of Police to execute a four-year graduated pricing agreement with Clearview AI totaling $35,685.00. https://www.ephrataboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12012025-1469 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ephrataboro.org/2025/#m1354693 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 PA
2863 2863 Clearview AI East Point GA 2025-09-15 facial recognition database (approve contract) 30590.0 Council Approval of Vendor Clearview AI, a Sole Source Provider, for Comprehensive Facial Recognition Database that Enables Users to Search Publicly Available Online Images: NOT TO EXCEED: $30,590; FUNDING SOURCE: 100-3210-523.38-50 https://eastpointcityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=15&ID=2282&Inline=True https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/iq-eastpointcityga/2025/#m879771 sv:face:clearview ceiling 1 0 0 GA
2864 2864 Clearview AI East Point GA 2025-09-08 facial recognition database (approve sole source provider) 30590.0 Council Review and Approval of Vendor Clearview AI, a Sole Source Provider, for Comprehensive Facial Recognition Database that Enables Users to Search Publicly Available Online Images: NOT TO EXCEED: $30,590; FUNDING SOURCE: 100-3210-523.38-50 https://eastpointcityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=3058&Inline=True https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/iq-eastpointcityga/2025/#m879770 sv:face:clearview ceiling 1 0 0 GA
3789 3789 Clearview AI Tampa FL 2024-11-07 Clearview Search Pro (approve sole source agreement) 27295.0 Resolution approving a Sole Source Agreement between the City of Tampa and Clearview AI, Inc., for the purchase of Clearview Search Pro in the amount of $27,295 for use by the Tampa Police Department; authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement; providing an effective date. https://tampagov.hylandcloud.com/251agendaonline/Documents/DownloadFileBytes/City_Council_Regular_Addendum_2531_Agenda_11_7_2024_9_00_00_AM.pdf?documentType=1&meetingId=2531 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ob-tampa-fl/2024/#m213374 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 FL
3790 3790 Clearview AI Tampa FL 2024-11-07 Clearview Search Pro (approve contract) 27295.0 Resolution approving a Sole Source Agreement between the City of Tampa and Clearview AI, Inc., for the purchase of Clearview Search Pro in the amount of $27,295 for use by the Tampa Police Department; https://tampagov.hylandcloud.com/251agendaonline/Documents/DownloadFileBytes/City_Council_REGULAR_-_November_7%2C_2024_2480_Minutes_11_7_2024_9_00_00_AM.pdf?documentType=2&meetingId=2480 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ob-tampa-fl/2024/#m213373 sv:face:clearview stated 2 0 0 FL
2698 2698 Clearview AI College Park GA 2025-10-06 facial recognition subscription (renew) 16795.0 Consideration of and action on a request to approve Clearview AI Renewal for facial image of a suspect, in the amount of $16,795.00. https://www.collegeparkga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10062025-294 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegeparkga.gov/2025/#m1347523 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 GA
2693 2693 Clearview AI College Park GA 2024-11-04 facial recognition (approve quote) 15195.0 Consideration of and action on a request to approve quote from Clearview AI for facial image of a suspect, in the amount of $15,195.00, basic 20 licenses with 1 year agreement. https://www.collegeparkga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11042024-277 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegeparkga.gov/2024/#m1347688 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 GA
2695 2695 Clearview AI College Park GA 2024-11-04 facial recognition (approve quote) 15195.0 Consideration of and action on a request to approve quote from Clearview AI for facial image of a suspect, in the amount of $15,195.00, basic 20 licenses with 1 year agreement. https://www.collegeparkga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11042024-94 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegeparkga.gov/2024/#m1347687 sv:face:clearview stated 2 0 0 GA
2721 2721 Clearview AI Fairview Park OH 2026-01-26 face-recognition search (purchase) 5000.0 Police $5,000.00 Clearview AI Inc General 100 https://www.fairviewpark.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01262026-478 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/fairviewpark.org/#m1315613 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 OH
4021 4021 Clearview AI Waukee IA 2025-11-17 face-recognition search (approve contract) 3550.0 CLEARVIEW AI CLEARVIEW AI SEARCH SERVICE 11/01/25- 10/31/26 3,550.00 https://www.waukee.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11172025-1144 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/waukee.org/2025/#m1365193 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 IA
4019 4019 Clearview AI Waukee IA 2025-02-18 face-recognition search (purchase) 2000.0 CLEARVIEW AI CLEARVIEW AI SEARCH SERVICE 10/19/24- 10/18/25 2,000.00 https://www.waukee.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02182025-1087 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/waukee.org/2025/#m1365229 sv:face:clearview stated 1 0 0 IA

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CREATE TABLE surveillance_spending (
  vendor TEXT, city TEXT, state TEXT, spend_date TEXT, product TEXT,
  amount REAL, quote TEXT, source_document TEXT, mytown_record TEXT, ledger TEXT, amount_type TEXT, dup_rank INTEGER, geo_suspect INTEGER, anomaly INTEGER, state_norm TEXT);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_vendor ON surveillance_spending(vendor);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_state ON surveillance_spending(state);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_amount ON surveillance_spending(amount);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_ledger ON surveillance_spending(ledger);