Seattle Mayor Reverses Course, Activates Surveillance Cameras for World Cup
Police and council members say the city should not leave security cameras offline during the tournament, citing a recent arrest case and safety concerns.
- On Friday, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced Stadium District surveillance cameras will be activated during the FIFA World Cup, citing intelligence briefings identifying "general but credible threats to safety and security."
- Wilson had previously mandated cameras remain inactive unless authorities identified a "credible threat," a position maintained until recent briefings from Seattle Police Department and FBI intelligence assessments.
- Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Chair Bob Kettle and Councilmember Rob Saka had urged activation, warning Seattle was one of 11 cities hosting World Cup games without active surveillance cameras.
- While activating the cameras, Wilson announced a partnership with New York University to audit privacy risks and committed to adjusting "policies and protections to safeguard the data these videos capture."
- An estimated 750,000 visitors are expected for six World Cup matches starting June 15, prompting officials to operate at a "heightened risk level" given the event's international magnitude.
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Seattle mayor cites 'credible' threats, says surveillance cameras to be on during FIFA
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a Democrat who identifies as a Socialist, said on Friday that due to "general but credible threats," surveillance cameras will be turned on during the upcoming FIFA World Cup tournament, which begins June 15.Wilson, who had made permanently turning off surveillance cameras across the city a central focus of her campaign for mayor, said that she made the decision after the Seattle Police Department and FBI briefed her …
Seattle will turn on stadium-area cameras during World Cup after all, Mayor Wilson says
After a briefing from Seattle Police and the FBI, Mayor Katie Wilson reversed course on surveillance cameras and agreed to turn them on in Seattle's stadium district when the FIFA World Cup kicks off this month.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson greenlights cameras during World Cup after 'general but credible threats' revealed
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has decided to activate the highly debated cameras in the Stadium District during the World Cup. Wilson said in a statement Friday that the Seattle Police Department and FBI identified “general but credible threats to safety and security during the games” after gathering intelligence. “While not unexpected given an event of this magnitude, this information has persuaded our law enforcement, emergency management, and FI…
Katie Wilson agrees to turn on CCTV cameras near FIFA World Cup games after urging from councilmembers, ‘general but credible threats’
"The breadth and depth of intelligence gathering that informed the briefing identified general but credible threats to safety and security during the games."
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