Privacy FAQs

Boulder Community Connect uses Axon Fusus to create stronger public-private collaborations and enable businesses and community members to work more closely with law enforcement. Public safety agencies depend on neighborhood community members to help mitigate crime, aid investigations and assist first responders during critical incidents. The Axon Fusus system serves to increase community safety while maintaining personal privacy.

How does the camera registry work?

The Boulder Police Department camera registry is a way to easily locate the nearest cameras in a designated area during the course of an investigation, emergency event, or emergency response. In the past, investigators had to rely on eyewitnesses and piece together pertinent information over days and sometimes months. The camera registry gives private residents and business owners the ability to register their cameras to an online portal, only accessible through permission, for law enforcement to quickly and easily use cameras to create a map of relevant cameras that could obtain actionable evidence for crimes and life-saving data.

How much does it cost to register my cameras?

Registering a camera does not require any cost or additional hardware. Boulder Police Department officers will simply obtain a map of the cameras and will not have access to any live streaming capabilities. The registry makes it easier for investigators to contact camera owners for a digital footage request that the owner can fulfill that doesn’t require a police visit.

If I register my cameras, can the police department remotely access my cameras at any time?

No. Registering cameras means the police department will know where your cameras are located in the event of a crime or a critical incident. There is no direct access to any privately-owned cameras and the registry is only used to request footage if an incident were to occur in their vicinity.

Who has access to the camera map?

Only authorized Boulder Police Department users have access to the entire camera registry map in their jurisdiction.

Can I unsubscribe from the camera registry, and change or delete my information?

Yes. Please contact connect@fusus.com if you need to adjust or delete your registration information.

Is my personal camera registry information subject to a public records request?

No. Your camera registry data is classified as protected non-public data, and is only accessible by authorized users of our system.

Can my cameras be accessed without my knowledge?

No. Both the Boulder Police Department and Axon Fusus policies require the camera owner to give explicit written permission to access cameras for any reason. Camera access and settings are also entirely controlled by the camera owner.

Can the police department override my access settings to remotely access my cameras at any time?

Axon Fusus policy-based conditional access is a strictly one-way system, which means that the owner's policy settings cannot be overridden remotely by Boulder Police Department officers or Axon Fusus.

Does Axon Fusus employ any facial recognition technology?

Axon Fusus does not employ facial recognition technology or integrate with any facial recognition technology systems.

Does Axon Fusus utilize artificial intelligence?

Axon Fusus utilizes artificial intelligence to rapidly search video provided to the system by users in order to mitigate criminal activity. All AI use cases exclude facial recognition, but may be utilized to automatically recognize weapons, vehicles of interest, etc.

Is the FūsusCORE secure?

The data is secured with AES 256-bit encryption at rest, in transit, and in the Cloud. The FūsusCORE establishes a secure connection with TLS 1.3 allowing outbound traffic to AWS GovCloud. Once data reaches the FūsusONE CJIS-compliant cloud storage location, hosted on AWS Gov-Cloud servers, data is redundantly stored in multiple, geographically separated storage locations, or zones, to ensure over 99.9999% reliability and durability of data.

Is FūsusONE Secure?

FūsusONE, the platform Boulder Police Department will use to compile all relevant information in one place, adheres to the highest standards of security for access to, transfer, and sharing of Criminal Justice Information according to CJIS standards. All data that is accessible within FūsusONE is encrypted at rest, in transit, and in its cloud hosted location. Access to databases is restricted by strict networking rules. All Axon Fusus Employees involved in CJIS-related software development undergo an extensive screening process, including background checks and fingerprinting.

Does Axon Fusus products offer real-time video streaming?

Yes. In partnership with Axon Fusus, a real-time option is available through the Axon FūsusCORE device with conditional access. Camera owners have the ability to choose how and when their cameras are accessible to the police department. For example, private businesses and schools may choose to only have their cameras accessible to Boulder Police Department officers when an emergency situation arises and they activate the live streaming capability via a panic button. Private residents and neighborhoods can also have the option to do so or completely opt out.