Providing security at Super Bowl 50 won't be easy in the age of drones and other high-tech gizmos that have the potential to both add to and compromise security.
Government officials are already worried about whether recent attacks on fiber-optic systems in California could be connected to a more "complex plot" against the Super Bowl , which takes place on Feb. 7 and has elicited one of the biggest security efforts in Silicon Valley in recent memory.
Clearly, if terrorists targeted fiber-optic cables in the region, it would severely limit the ability of the 68,500 people in the stadium to take selfies during the game and post them to their social networks.
Drones could pose a variety of threats.
One relatively benign threat would involve drones unlawfully broadcasting images from inside the stadium.
A more serious threat would involve the risk of injury if the operator lost control of a drone in a crowded venue.