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Where we stand — in plain sight.
Locked down by design
Your data is the one thing we don't surveil.
We collect as little as possible. What we do collect is encrypted in transit and at rest , access-controlled, and used for exactly one purpose: running CivilGPS. No selling, no profiling, no sharing — except where the law compels it. The platform that watches the watchers will never watch you.
Why we exist
We fight surveillance abuse with sunlight.
A sprawling, largely unaccountable web of automatic cameras photographs ordinary people on public roads — usually with no notice and no consent. CivilGPS answers it by doing the one thing the operators won't: telling you the cameras are there. Transparency is the check on abuse.
What this is not
Awareness — never a getaway.
CivilGPS shows public information about publicly-disclosed surveillance. It is not a tool for evading police or committing crimes, and using it that way is forbidden. Knowing where a camera is, is lawful. What you do with that knowledge is on you.
Disclaimer — please read
CivilGPS is a civic-transparency and public-awareness tool. The camera locations it shows come from public, open data (OpenStreetMap, via the DeFlock community, licensed ODbL) describing surveillance infrastructure that is visible from public roads. Nothing in CivilGPS is, or should be construed as, legal advice.
You agree to use CivilGPS only for lawful purposes. It must not be used to facilitate, plan, commit, or conceal any crime, to evade a lawful police stop, or to interfere with law enforcement. Being aware of a camera's location is not, by itself, unlawful — but what you choose to do with that awareness is your sole responsibility. We do not support, condone, or assist criminal activity of any kind, and we will not knowingly help anyone do so.
No warranty. Camera data and community reports may be incomplete, outdated, or wrong; reports and pins are community-submitted and unverified. CivilGPS is provided "as is," for informational purposes only, with no guarantees — never rely on it as proof that a camera is, or isn't, present. CivilGPS is independent and not affiliated with any surveillance vendor or government agency.
Fair questions
Is this legal? Yes. Every camera location is public, open data — visible from the street, mapped by volunteers on OpenStreetMap (ODbL), the same way a speed-limit sign is public knowledge. Choosing which public road to drive on has always been your call. CivilGPS shows you information; what it never does is help anyone break the law.
Does CivilGPS track me? No. No accounts, no analytics SDKs, no advertising IDs, no server logging your location as you drive. Your position is processed on your phone. The only data that ever leaves the device is what you deliberately submit — a camera or road report — tied to a random weekly-rotating tag, never your identity. Read the privacy policy ; it's short and in plain English.
Where does the camera data come from? The open public record: OpenStreetMap's community-mapped surveillance layer (made searchable by the DeFlock project), under ODbL — 142,181 cameras and counting. When you map a camera with CivilGPS, you strengthen that record for everyone.
When does it ship? iPhone first, via TestFlight, soon. Join the waitlist — one email when it's live, nothing else.
Camera locations © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed
ODbL , surfaced by the DeFlock community project. CivilGPS is independent and unaffiliated with any surveillance vendor or government agency. Built for awareness and civic transparency — never for evading law enforcement or committing crime. Use it lawfully. © 2026 CivilGPS ·
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