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Even better. French Senate has recently approved a bill authorising remote activation of smartphones’ real-time geolocation, cameras, and microphones [1]. Obvi
by ElFitz 3y ago
Even better.
French Senate has recently approved a bill authorising remote activation of smartphones’ real-time geolocation, cameras, and microphones [1].
Obviously without informing owners.
And while it is, obviously, only to be used to fight against terrorism, organised crime and delinquency, well… let’s just say that France has a history of such powers getting extrajudicially abused, by governments and individuals alike.
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36240885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36240885
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- coldtea 3y agoAmong other things, France called "terrorism" people fighting (including peacefully) to free their countries from being its colonies. Which they still maintain a fair number of. Now they prosecute people demonstrating against a hugely unpopular government.
- ElFitz 3y agoToday one doesn’t even need to even intend to do something to be accused of such things [1]. > Following the pattern of the so-called Tarnac affair, their arrest was accompanied by timely leaks in the media, and even political manipulations condemning the "far-left". And this, on the grounds that they were "suspected of planning violent actions targeting police officers, without a specific plan of action being identified," as reported by Le Monde nonetheless. [1] (French): https://www.nextinpact.com/article/71826/accuses-terrorisme-pour-avoir-utilise-messageries-chiffrees-linux-eos-tor-et-tails-12 https://www.nextinpact.com/article/71826/accuses-terrorisme-...
- akomtu 3y agoA few centuries ago the French gov would say it was fighting heresy. Today they are supposedly fighting terrorism. A few centuries later they'll be fighting oldthinkers.