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I think it'd be more pertinent to see what was the reaction of Polish people to a perceived attempt at limiting their Internet freedom in 2012: http://en.wikip

I think it'd be more pertinent to see what was the reaction of Polish people to a perceived attempt at limiting their Internet freedom in 2012: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement#First_public_demonstrations_in_Poland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agree... https://www.google.com/search?q=protesty+na+ulicach+acta&biw=1280&bih=923&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Z0IuVdLtBMjmaLKKgeAB&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg https://www.google.com/search?q=protesty+na+ulicach+acta&biw... Keep in mind that the memories of communist censorship are still quite vivid, and so the electorate is quite sensitive about any kind of surveillance.

mercurial 12y ago
That's a fair point. On the other hand, keep in mind that the corollary of "law on mass surveillance purpose-built to legalize existing practices" is that French citizens are already "benefiting" from secret mass surveillance (emphasis on secret). Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to prove or disprove the existence of a similar effort in Poland. Whether the population agrees or not is irrelevant if elected officials conspire to keep them in the dark about it because security.