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In small-town Kazakhstan, an experiment with the “smart city” model has some residents smiling. But it also signals the start of a new mass surveillance era for the Central Asian nation.

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development is arming countries along European borders with surveillance tech and training to keep migrants out of Europe.