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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hilary Beaumont

Virtual wall: how the US plans to boost surveillance at the southern border

An Anduril surveillance tower in Imperial county, California.
An Anduril surveillance tower in Imperial county, California. Photograph: EFF, CC by 3.0

A new map detailing the location of hundreds of surveillance towers is providing the most comprehensive public look yet at the growing virtual wall at the United States’ southern border.

The map, published this month by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit focused on digital privacy, free speech and innovation, tallies more than 300 existing and 50 proposed surveillance towers along the US-Mexico border.

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