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title: "While you’re watching the World Cup, the feds may be watching you — Stuff That Spins"
description: "It's a big year for America. It's the semiquincentennial, otherwise known as America250, and the United States is cohosting the World Cup. But spectators at these events - and the millions of people who live in the cities hosting them - may not realize that they, too, are being watched. From Kansas…"
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# While you’re watching the World Cup, the feds may be watching you

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**Published:** July 3, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.theverge.com/policy/961004/world-cup-america-250-surveillance-drones-cameras  

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