Marketplace Tech · Thursday, October 1, 2026
Despite controversies surrounding their effectiveness and potential to prevent deaths, there are indications that surveillance towers may see further expansion, potentially beyond the southern border. A recent plan to install an Anduril surveillance tower in San Clemente, California, was temporarily halted only after a congressman intervened, highlighting ongoing concerns about deployment.
“Yeah, I think we're going to see a lot more of these towers. And there was recently a plan to put a andurral surveillance tower in the coastal city of San Clemente in California that was paused only when a congressman got involved. So there are questions of where else are these towers going to go? And we might see them expanding beyond the border.”