Regulation & enforcement

ACLU Settles Lawsuit with Sonoma County, Curbing Invasive Runaway Drone Surveillance Program that Trampled People’s Privacy

Published September 4, 2026 · PogoWasRight

The ACLU's Northern California branch reached a settlement with Sonoma County over its use of drones by code enforcement officials to observe residents' properties without warrants. The suit claimed the aerial monitoring breached privacy protections in California's constitution, and the agreement places new limits on how the county may conduct such surveillance.

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