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France grants police power to spy on citizens through phones (www.techradar.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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VPN services and other security tools won't be able to protect people from this kind of state-surveillance. What's next for France's justice reform bill?

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[–] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It can't be done by a third party without extreme effort. This requires the cell phone manufacturer to participate along with the cellular service company as well.

[–] ackzsel@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry for the late reply but I'd just like to warn you that it doesn't take a lot of effort. It takes some time, some knowledge of programming, electronics and communication protocols and a few hundred $$$ of equipment. DIY cell phone tower