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Checks & Balances
Access rules, authorization steps and review procedures are designed to prevent one-person control over sensitive footage.
Local security. Local authority. Constitutional restraint.
Security that protects citizens without surrendering their privacy.
FourthGuard Camera Systems was created to protect and guard our Fourth Amendment while giving law enforcement the tools needed to serve the public responsibly. Our mission is simple: Serving our citizens the correct way, the lawful way.
Private internal network
No internet connection
Sheriff-controlled access
The FourthGuard Standard
Security with constitutional limits.
FourthGuard is built around a simple principle: surveillance technology should serve the public without creating unchecked access to private data. The system combines legal policy, technical controls and operational oversight so no individual has unrestricted, unmonitored access.
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Private Intranet
Camera systems operate on an internal, organization-only network separated from public internet access.
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Citizen-First Mission
Technology is used to support public safety while preserving privacy, due process and constitutional protections.
Operational Safeguards
No unrestricted access. No invisible access.
FourthGuard is intended to operate under written agency procedures that define who can view footage, why they can view it, and how access is documented and reviewed.
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Legitimate Purpose
Footage is viewed only for a documented public-safety, investigative or administrative reason permitted by policy and law.
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Sheriff Authorization
The sheriff controls system authority. Other users receive only the access necessary for an approved purpose.
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Auditability
System activity can be logged so access is attributable, reviewable and subject to supervisory oversight.
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Data Minimization
Retention, export and sharing procedures can be narrowly defined to reduce unnecessary exposure of surveillance data.
Private by Design
A closed system—not a cloud camera network.
FourthGuard is designed around an internal intranet with no internet connection of any type—wired or wireless. That architectural separation reduces the attack surface and keeps control inside the local organization.
Secure Camera NetworkFixed cameras and authorized capture devices operate inside the local system.
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Private Internal IntranetDedicated internal network with no public internet connection or remote cloud dependency.
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Sheriff-Controlled AccessAuthorized viewing is governed by documented purpose, role and agency procedure.
No Internet Connection: FourthGuard is designed so surveillance data does not need to travel across the public internet, use Wi-Fi, or depend on third-party cloud access.
The Fourth Amendment protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires lawful process where constitutionally required.FourthGuard’s goal is not to replace legal judgment. It is to make privacy, accountability and authorization part of the system’s operating design.
A Constitutional Approach
Public safety and civil liberty should reinforce each other.
FourthGuard was created to protect and guard our Fourth Amendment. It is designed for sheriffs and local agencies that want useful camera technology without handing control of local surveillance data to an outside cloud provider or allowing casual internal access. Serving our citizens the correct way, the lawful way.
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Local authority stays local.
The elected sheriff remains responsible for access and policy.
The elected sheriff remains responsible for access and policy.
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Access is tied to purpose.
No person should browse surveillance data simply because they can.
No person should browse surveillance data simply because they can.
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Oversight is built into the workflow.
Permissions, logging and review make misuse easier to detect and address.
Permissions, logging and review make misuse easier to detect and address.
System Transparency
How the FourthGuard system is designed to operate.
These graphics summarize system flow, camera capabilities and limitations, placement principles, retention, access controls, and accountability. Select any graphic to view it full size.
How the System Works
What the Cameras Do
Camera Placement
System Controls & Accountability
Protect the county. Protect the Constitution.
Bring FourthGuard’s local-control, privacy-first approach to your sheriff’s office or public-safety organization.