If they are allowed to do these other countries will follow suit. This is a dangerous precedent in which no one is safe regardless of boarders.

What kind of Orwellian shit is the french government pulling?

This is the same government that says using an ad blocker, vpn, custom rom, linux and or encrypted messaging service puts you at higher suspicion of being a terrorist.

I see them enacting these policies now as the large number of pro labor protests fighting the government all over the country on pensions “reform”.

Phones should be turned off or left at home anyways when protesting. Here are my 10 commandments for engaging in protests:

1: never bring your wallet/ID. If you need to buy things, bring cash

2: either shut off your phone or leave it with your wallet. Recording police violence can be useful, in that case get the aclu app, a burner phone with the app, or an action camera

3: never speak to police under any circumstance

4: you can beat the charge but you can't beat the ride

5: bring water, it's more useful than for just drinking

6: bring hats, sunglasses, etc to avoid being identified by the state if it gets violent

7: wear good running shoes

8: know your rights, both federal and local, and when to use them

9: take out any contact lenses in case police use tear gas

10: stay aware of your surroundings; listen to picket line enforcers/community organizers

It bugs me that people will bitch about privacy all day but won't do anything about it. Most people just go

Yeah but you guys still have the guillotines in storage or something though, right? Might be time to dust them off.

WTF Macron? What happened to “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”? This is some “bullshité” if you ask me.

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

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

The Orbánization of the European right continues.

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

The NSA did it first

Can't even jerkoff in peace now without someone watching

Read the article. Title is clickbait. It's only with approval from a judge. You know, alternatively they could just arrest and imprison the person, which is what every country is doing. Not saying it's without worrying, but there's important nuance that most are missing.

P.S.

Absolute extremist attitudes like "nobody should be able" and so on, have absolutely no place in modern society. There's always nuance. Libertarianism doesn't work, and laws must be enforced. It sucks, but when there are forces that want to hurt people and destabilize societies, you can't go by the rule that everyone is a saint. The world will punish this attitude.

Yes, the world isn't perfect, but for ducks sake, quit sensationalizing anecdotes and representing them as "this always happens". That's dishonest.

This is scary because it could be exploited very easily by bad actors and is a huge invasion of privacy

Damn France and Macron are really leaning into the authoritarianism lately

I've never been so happy to have the ability to root my phone and flash a new OS onto it. This shit is absolutely insane, I'm surprised there isn't more eyes on this from non-profits globally.

Modern Tech plus AI - authoritarian regimes can't ever be overthrown.

But lawmakers agreed to the bill late Wednesday as Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti insisted the bill would affect only “dozens of cases a year.”

Precisely why it should not be passed! That's not a good reason at all. It's not worth eroding people's rights if it only affects a few cases in my personal opinion. It shows that the law doesn't need to exist in the first place.

Not quite done with the last riot and want a new one it seems.