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World Cup and US Celebrations Are Turning American Cities into Surveillance Zones
The Verge·Sunday, 5 July 2026
With the US hosting the FIFA World Cup and its 250th anniversary celebrations, federal agencies are ramping up surveillance in host cities using drones and cameras. Spectators at events — and ordinary residents in those cities — may be monitored without knowing it. The report covers cities from Kansas City to New York.
Why It Matters
With millions of international visitors heading to the US, including many Indians, this is a direct heads-up that public spaces are being heavily surveilled during this period.
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