World Cup Propels Surveillance To New Heights

World Cup Propels Surveillance To New Heights

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event in history. It’s also the most surveilled World Cup ever. If you’re visiting or traveling around host cities, then you and your face, behavior, movement and devices are being monitored by governments and private companies. The…

World Cup propels surveillance to new heights

Anne Toomey McKenna at The Conversation: The U.S. government funneled more than US$1 billion to World Cup security to protect transit hubs, stadiums and surrounding areas; improve tactical operations such as bomb squads and SWAT teams; and add and upgrade equipment. It’s been a bonanza for the private sector. Much of the investment in surveillance was done in the name of preventing harm from unauthorized drone use. Indeed, protecting against tha…