Increased surveillance is being deployed for the World Cup matches and the Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C. The Department of Homeland Security has designated both the Fourth of July fireworks on the National Mall and the World Cup final in New Jersey as National Special Security Events. The designation, which also applies to the Super Bowl and a White House UFC event, signals heightened security measures. Law enforcement will use airport‑style checkpoints at the fireworks, prohibit folding chairs and coolers, and employ counter‑drone systems, bomb technicians, and countersnipers. New York City has allocated $6.5 million for counter‑drone technology, and Kansas City police have seized 16 drones since the tournament began. FEMA provided $250 million in grants to host cities, much of which funded counter‑drone equipment, and the FBI is training local officers on drone mitigation. Several cities plan to install facial‑recognition cameras on public buses, with images checked against missing‑person alerts and retained only when a match occurs. Thousands of officers, including National Guard troops and FBI agents wearing body cameras, will be present at the events. Privacy advocates note concerns about the collection and retention of biometric data and the potential for information shared between local and federal agencies to be used for domestic law enforcement. The long‑term storage and use of the gathered surveillance data are currently unspecified.