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France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people (gazettengr.com)

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[-] Resonosity@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Holy fuck, and this is coming from France

[-] CMLVI@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

This has to be at least partly because of the civil unrest. Seems to me like a certain ruling class is getting antsy about Frances past and proclivity to remove noggins...

[-] kevinbacon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

There has been an alarming absense of noggin removal in recent history, it's not like the evil bastards haven't been deserving, just nobody unlifes them anymore.

[-] ZooGuru@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Hi France. Welcome to the United States.

[-] admin@lemmy.magnor.ovh 14 points 1 year ago

Fuck this is depressing.

[-] something_complex@lemmy.one 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well I guess it time to(( checks notes)) ah keep on Rioting

[-] Yoz@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Can't even jerkoff in peace now without someone watching

[-] Pumpkinbot@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

You say that like it's a bad thing. 😏

[-] jags0333@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Found Louis C.K.

[-] AwesomeSteve@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

I wonder if Apple will make a public statement on this.

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[-] Harpuajim@lemmy.fmhy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Did anyone actually read the article or did we all just head straight for the comments section after reading the headline?

[-] MrFlamey@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

If we team up, only one of us has to read the article and can write the TLDR so we can hit the comments quicker!

[-] McJonalds@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

this became reddit faster than i expected!

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[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

The Orbánization of the European right continues.

[-] FatherOfHoodoo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Liberté!

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[-] ConditionOverload@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

How very dystopic. Scary as hell.

[-] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 14 points 1 year ago

As an Italian, I feel sorry for our transalpine relatives. Europe is experiencing a totalitarian shift in politics (again) and few people care. Instead of uniting strengths and change this direction together, we're pointing at each other in contempt, accusing one another of intolerance/fascism/inadequacy.

[-] EmperorHenry@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

The NSA did it first

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Wasn't "not making this a thing" a point in The Dark Knight?

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[-] kn33@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Is this the law saying to law enforcement that if they were already able to, they're now allowed to? Or is it the law saying to phone manufacturers that they must make it possible?

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[-] BackwoodsBeatnik@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] MindfuckRocketship@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Fucking yikes. Now this is yet another reason to protest en masse. God speed, French folk.

[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

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?

[-] kinsnik@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

the famous french motto of "the law applies differently to different people", right?

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[-] rodneyck@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

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.

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