# ACIN FAQ 2026-05-15 This three-page FAQ restates ACIN's public account of what data it shares, who may access it, how AI is used, and how the system is governed. Its question-and-answer structure makes the project's non-surveillance and non-criminal-intelligence-database self-classification explicit. ## Key takeaways - ACIN describes its shared content as "incident-report information and related criminal justice data authorized by participating agencies" (p. 1). - It says participating agencies retain ownership/control and access is restricted to authorized criminal-justice personnel with approved credentials, CJIS requirements, and training (pp. 1-2). - Asked whether it is a surveillance system, ACIN answers: "No. ACIN is not a public surveillance system and is not designed for mass surveillance activities" (p. 1). - Asked whether it uses AI, ACIN answers yes and describes technologies that identify "patterns, links, and relationships across authorized datasets" (p. 2). - The FAQ says privacy controls are built into governance, policies, and technical controls, and lists MFA, encryption, role-based access, continuous monitoring, full audit logging, CJIS-aligned hosting, and restricted-user access (pp. 2-3). None of the cited policies or monitoring outputs is produced here. ## Cross-references - [[Arkansas Criminal Intelligence Network]] - [[Law-Enforcement AI-Assisted Analytics]] - [[Federated Incident-Data Sharing]] - [[T014 - ACIN Analytical Reach vs Non-Surveillance Classification]]