Privacy FAQs

Connect Kyle is utilizing Axon Fusus to create stronger public-private collaborations and empower businesses and community members to work closely with law enforcement to promote public safety. Law enforcement agencies depend on neighborhoods to prevent, respond to, and investigate crimes and critical incidents. The Axon Fusus system serves to build safer communities while maintaining personal privacy.

How does the account registry work?

The Kyle Police Department account registry is a way for investigators to easily locate the nearest cameras in a designated area during the course of an investigation or emergency response. In the past, investigators had to rely on eyewitnesses and piece together pertinent information over days, weeks, and sometimes months. This process gives private residents and business owners the ability to register an account via the secure online portal, to notify investigators of cameras in the area that may have relevant video footage of an incident.

How much does it cost to register an account?

Registering an account does not cost anything or require additional hardware. Investigators will simply obtain notification of your account and will not have access to any live streaming capabilities. The registry makes it easier for investigators to contact camera owners requesting video footage of an incident that can be fulfilled at the camera owner’s discretion.

Can the Kyle Police Department remotely access my cameras at any time?

No. Registering an account means the police department will know there are cameras at your location 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 your vicinity.

Who has access to the camera map?

Only authorized Kyle 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 camera or account information subject to a disclosure in a public data request?

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

Will the Kyle Police Department have a real-time streaming option?

Yes. In partnership with Axon Fusus, a real-time integrated camera option is available through the Axon FususCORE 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 Kyle 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.

Can my cameras be accessed without my knowledge?

No. Both the Kyle 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 Kyle Police Department users or Axon Fusus.

Can the Kyle Police Department registry integrate doorbell cameras?

The Axon Fusus platform can work interoperably with most commercially available camera systems, but has no access without authorization from the camera owner and the camera company as well. For example, RING brand doorbell cameras would need authorization from both RING AND the individual RING camera owner.

How does the panic button functionality work?

Upon request Kyle Police Department, through Axon Fusus, can equip locations, upon request, with virtual panic buttons in the form of a smartphone app. In the event of an emergency, such as a fire, an active and serious crime, or active shooter situation, the panic buttons can be used to send an immediate alert to first responders and activate the streaming functionality of connected, authorized cameras. This is only accessible by users with valid login credentials to the Axon Fusus interface.

Will facial recognition technology be used?

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 Axon FususCORE secure?

The data is secured with AES 256-bit encryption at rest, in transit, and in the Cloud. The Axon FususCORE establishes a secure connection with TLS 1.3 allowing outbound traffic to AWS GovCloud. Once data reaches the Axon FususONE 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 Axon FususONE Secure?

Axon FususONE, the platform Kyle 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 Axon FususONE 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.