http://qz.com/326086/the-places-in-the-world-that-have-a-burqa-ban/ http://qz.com/326086/the-places-in-the-world-that-have-a-bur... In 2011, France went even f

http://qz.com/326086/the-places-in-the-world-that-have-a-burqa-ban/ http://qz.com/326086/the-places-in-the-world-that-have-a-bur... In 2011, France went even further, forbidding concealment of people’s face in public—through a burqa, niqab (a version of the veil that leaves a slot for a woman’s eyes), but also masks or balaclavas http://www.connexionfrance.com/cctv-video-surveillance-protection-paris-nice-france-privacy-11483-news-article.html http://www.connexionfrance.com/cctv-video-surveillance-prote... President Sarkozy wants 2011 to be the year that "vidéoprotection" goes mainstream, and has set a target of 60,000 cameras watching public spaces around the country by the end of this year, up from the current 20,000.