A quad-copter camera drone flies over crowds gathered to attend the "Diner En Blanc" held at Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City in New York, NY, on August 25, 2014. The annual event is the worlds only viral culinary event, a chic secret pop-up style picnic imported from France, where guests are only told of the location at the last minute and are required to dress entirely in elegant white, bring a picnic basket of food, fine china and silverware, white tablecloths, table and chairs.(Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)

Senate Infrastructure Bill Would Invest $500 Million in “Smart City” Surveillance Technology

Privacy advocates caution against giving the government another tool to monitor its citizens.

The Intercept