Mastodawn

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.

Better to not bring your phone during protests anyways.

I would suggest getting one of those faraday bags that block the signals to/from the phone. Then, if you really need it, you can still use it.

If you get arrested during a protest, they can force you to unlock the phone (it can be a felony to refuse) , so better not to bring it at all.

Completely depends on the country. In the US courts ruled it violates the 5th amendment.

Completely depends on the country

Yes but this thread is about something happening in France, so I wasn't talking about US laws...

Yes this is why I said “completely depends on the country.” It is meant to be a helpful PSA.