The FIFA World Cup begins in just one week, and as soccer (read: football) fans gear up to cheer on their home countries, privacy experts are calling out the sporting event for threatening the data security of its participants.Two apps are required to attend the festivities: Ehteraz, a COVID-19 tracking system, and Hayya, an app used to allow fans entrance to stadium grounds, schedule viewing, and free public transportation.Used countrywide before the games, Ehteraz asks users to allow remote access to pictures and videos, make unprompted calls, and read or modify device data.Activists note the country's homophobic laws (exacerbated by public comments made by country officials), as well as the life-threatening treatment of migrant workers tasked with building the event's infrastructure.A September Amnesty International poll showed growing sentiment that FIFA should formally comment on Qatar's actions and provide monetary compensation for World Cup workers facing dangerous working conditions."