L4sBotJul 6, 2023

France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people

https://lemmy.world/post/1097340

France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadSafetyGogglesJul 6, 2023

A Google search for “France phone camera” only gives this posted link and dailymail.co.uk article, both of which are not really trustworthy sources, IMO.

So I’m gonna go with “this is very possibly fake news”.

Show thread8bitguy
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/07/06/france-set-to-allow-police-to-spy-through-phones_6044269_7.html
France set to allow police to spy through phones

French lawmakers agreed to a justice reform bill that includes a provision granting police the power to get suspects' geolocation through phones and other devices.

Le Monde
Jul 6, 2023 at 3:15pmWeb
Show threadelectrophicJul 6, 2023

And sensitive professions including doctors, journalists, lawyers, judges and MPs would not be legitimate targets.

Rules for thee and not for me, unsurprisingly.