France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people
France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people
A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.
Phones should be turned off or left at home anyways when protesting. Here are my 10 commandments for engaging in protests:
1: never bring your wallet/ID. If you need to buy things, bring cash
2: either shut off your phone or leave it with your wallet. Recording police violence can be useful, in that case get the aclu app, a burner phone with the app, or an action camera
3: never speak to police under any circumstance
4: you can beat the charge but you can't beat the ride
5: bring water, it's more useful than for just drinking
6: bring hats, sunglasses, etc to avoid being identified by the state if it gets violent
7: wear good running shoes
8: know your rights, both federal and local, and when to use them
9: take out any contact lenses in case police use tear gas
10: stay aware of your surroundings; listen to picket line enforcers/community organizers
But lawmakers agreed to the bill late Wednesday as Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti insisted the bill would affect only “dozens of cases a year.”
Precisely why it should not be passed! That's not a good reason at all. It's not worth eroding people's rights if it only affects a few cases in my personal opinion. It shows that the law doesn't need to exist in the first place.
The UK already fell to the multinational capitalist greed machine. Looks like France is falling, too. Any and all means to squash the protest of citizens of the society that might hurt the gdp output of the beloved economy.
Because everyone seems to have forgotten, an economy is supposed to be a tool to better distribute goods and services for the benefit of society. When a society lives in service to, and is harmed for the benefit of the economy, your society is ass backwards.
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What could go wrong?
This is the same government that says using an ad blocker, vpn, custom rom, linux and or encrypted messaging service puts you at higher suspicion of being a terrorist.
I see them enacting these policies now as the large number of pro labor protests fighting the government all over the country on pensions “reform”.
The leaders of France seem to forget that their citizens used to make people shorter for less.
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Read the article. Title is clickbait. It's only with approval from a judge. You know, alternatively they could just arrest and imprison the person, which is what every country is doing. Not saying it's without worrying, but there's important nuance that most are missing.
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Absolute extremist attitudes like "nobody should be able" and so on, have absolutely no place in modern society. There's always nuance. Libertarianism doesn't work, and laws must be enforced. It sucks, but when there are forces that want to hurt people and destabilize societies, you can't go by the rule that everyone is a saint. The world will punish this attitude.
Yes, the world isn't perfect, but for ducks sake, quit sensationalizing anecdotes and representing them as "this always happens". That's dishonest.
Two Months Later: Entire Paris Police Department Is Under Investigation For Cyber-Stalking With Police Spyware
Three Months Later: Paris Police Cyber-Stalking Investigation Of Itself Finds No Wrongdoing Despite Overwhelming Evidence.
I don't actually know if French police investigate themselves, just going off what I know of US police forces.
What the fuck, France.
It bugs me that people will bitch about privacy all day but won't do anything about it. Most people just go
Yeah but you guys still have the guillotines in storage or something though, right? Might be time to dust them off.
Holy fuck, and this is coming from France
Macron has also blamed video games for violence. He has a predilection for consorting with despots and dictators. He really acts like a conservative through and through. Still, at least they are open about what they want to do, unlike other countries that are currently doing the same thing and not really admitting to it.
Well I guess it time to(( checks notes)) ah keep on Rioting
The Orbánization of the European right continues.
The NSA did it first
Feel like this is a point of no return regarding a government choosing to side with the elite for the upcoming calamities instead of the people.
Obviously, not a surprising choice, but I’d just think France of all places would at least hesitate a little on such a brazen attack on liberty.
Fucking yikes. Now this is yet another reason to protest en masse. God speed, French folk.
During the debate on Wednesday, the members of parliament in the camp of President Emmanuel Macron inserted an amendment limiting the use of remote spying to “when justified by the nature and seriousness of the crime” and “for a strictly proportional duration.” They noted that a judge must approve any use of the provision, while the total duration of the surveillance cannot exceed six months.
They said sensitive professions, including doctors, journalists, lawyers, judges and MPs, would not be legitimate targets.
I don't see any here over whether this is technically possible even if it is allowed -- I suspect not. How is the French warrant process, in general? Do they require probable cause and limited scopes?
This world is getting scarier by the day. Sad to watch our freedoms being taken in realtime, and so quickly. Digital currency is the real key. They will shut our money off unless we comply.
I guess that's one way to get people to riot harder.
3 more months of rioting.
Our leaders have purposefully failed us. We all need to break out the guillotines.
Yeah, that'll quiet down the protests
Things like this need to be regulated to the greatest extent
During the debate on Wednesday, the members of parliament in the camp of President Emmanuel Macron inserted an amendment limiting the use of remote spying to “when justified by the nature and seriousness of the crime” and “for a strictly proportional duration.” They noted that a judge must approve any use of the provision, while the total duration of the surveillance cannot exceed six months.
They said sensitive professions, including doctors, journalists, lawyers, judges and MPs, would not be legitimate targets.
But waddaboud China?!!!???&(*&^$%? /s
Aww ye! Can't wait to get busted because those bouncing boobies shown in the video am enjoying does not follow the "rights of freedom" written by the law #42069. WOO FREEDOM!
I hate when Pandora's box gets opened.
It feels like 1984. ^^
Tin foil sales about to rise?
It is intriguing to contemplate how residing within impoverished circumstances in Africa entails certain unique advantages. The lack of external scrutiny can be perceived as a favorable condition, as it safeguards individual pursuits from the prying eyes of those who might allocate judgment. As an infinitesimal fraction within the vast expanse of the cosmos, this state of relative obscurity creates an environment conducive to contentment and happiness.
I'm sure this will go well and will never be abused. I mean, good that doctors, attorneys and MPs are exempt, because fuck the everyman Joe worker. /s
What? France? And they're not out burning cars over this?
Who looked at the patriot act and thought that was a good idea?
Hasn't France traditionally been on the pro personal liberties side?
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Passing laws that violate peoples privacy should only be passed by a vote from the people. This is bullshit
Is this news being posted every hour or so?
If they ever convince the manufacturer to enable these features, it’s time to leave that manufacturer
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