Here’s a summary of the article if you don’t want to read the whole thing:
The article discusses the Justice bill currently before the Senate, in particular the controversial Article 3. This article would allow certain magistrates to remotely activate electronic devices, such as computers and smartphones, for real-time tracking purposes, without the owner’s consent.
The Senate adopted Article 3 with a few amendments. Concerning real-time geolocation without consent, the Senate legally limited this practice to offenses punishable by at least 10 years’ imprisonment, whereas the initial text authorized sentences of 5 years. Another amendment adopted allows the extension of preliminary investigation deadlines under certain conditions.
The government defends these practices on the grounds of investigator safety, but opponents, such as the Observatoire des Libertés et du Numérique (OLN), criticize this expansion of surveillance measures and denounce a “security bidding war”. It is pointed out that these remote spying practices are already in use, albeit often informally, through expensive spyware or the installation of devices without the knowledge of the people concerned.
In summary, the Senate approved section 3 of the Justice bill with amendments, authorizing certain remote monitoring practices of electronic devices, prompting mixed reactions about the potential infringements on privacy and individual liberties.
This forum has become my number one news source for privacy laws in other countries. These laws are created by very similar humans in similar circumstances. When it happens somewhere else it can very much happen in my country.
It is obvious that we would like to prevent horrible crimes but at what cost.
this is truly disturbing. and i would arguue that is not just effecting france. simply because those things tend to echo and other countries will eventually follow.
You’re expecting quite a lot from a company that surrendered their users to China’s government.
iPhone and iOS is like a car, and you can never pop a hood of that car to see what’s going on inside, you can’t rewire new speakers in or do anything that’s a little bit more advanced. But what you can do is to buy their new car!
Telling someone to use a dumb phone or a faraday bag just because it’s legal to use a multimillion dollar exploit chain for investigative purposes in France is just wrong.
I don’t like that bill anymore then you. but looking for someone else to blame as an excuse to not do anything about it is not gonna help in any way. if this bill will pass then you have to start considering what can you do given the situation.
Where will it end?