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On which side of the channel are you? I watch from time to time the debates in the House of Commons, it seems much more sane to me than what's going on in our A
by sgu999 3y ago
On which side of the channel are you? I watch from time to time the debates in the House of Commons, it seems much more sane to me than what's going on in our Assemblée Nationale. Their whole democratic system seems much more sane to me, despite the silly wigs, dresses and titles.
We're also not that bad in the race to the bottom on topics like surveillance and immigration...
- DyslexicAtheist 3y ago> We're also not clear from the comment but the statement is that France is less a problem wrt to surveillance? Or some other place? fresh from this year's 37C3: A year of surveillance in France: a short satirical tale by La Quadrature du Net https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12309-a_year_of_surveillance_in_france_a_short_satirical_tale_by_la_quadrature_du_net https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12309-a_year_of_surveillance_in_...
- stavros 3y agoI think they meant "we're a strong contender in the race to the bottom".
- sgu999 3y agoYes, thank you!
- sgu999 3y agoI don't know if France is currently better or worse than the UK on privacy, but the French government seems equally interested in increasing surveillance.
- DyslexicAtheist 3y agothanks yes they are. also thanks for clarification in the sibling comment