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And now, the parliament is currently discussing a bill about forcing hardware manufacturers to include a remote switch in their products so that the mic and cam
by littlestymaar 3y ago
And now, the parliament is currently discussing a bill about forcing hardware manufacturers to include a remote switch in their products so that the mic and camera could be activated at distance by the authorities, so that the police can listen on potential terrorists[1].
This is fine…
[1]: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/justice/le-senat-donne-son-feu-vert-a-l-activation-a-distance-des-cameras-ou-micros-des-telephones_5875187.html#xtor=CS2-765-[autres]- https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/justice/le-senat-donne-s...
- fransje26 3y agoIncredible that they are dumb enough to believe that this can be enforced. We live in the EU, with free movement of goods and people, meaning that we can easily order our next electronic device from any other EU country that will not enforce this nonsense. Of course, the next step will be you are shopping abroad == you are suspiciously close to being a terrorist. On the other hand, I can see enough countries willing to support such a requirement, forcing an enforcement on a larger scale.
- littlestymaar 3y agoMoreover, I wonder how they can even force the manufacturers into making a custom solution for their hubris. Unless the idea of adding such a remote switch seduces Xi and now there's a big enough market for this feature to be developed…
- orlondow 3y agoThe law does not force manufacturers to do anything, this is just pure fabrication from OP.
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- TheLoafOfBread 3y agoTerrorists are saying thank you as they are gluing their mics and putting electric tape on their cameras.