TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFrance passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people. The bill allows the geolocation of crime suspects, covering laptops, cars and other connected devices.gazettengr.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.orgworldnews
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkFrance passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people. The bill allows the geolocation of crime suspects, covering laptops, cars and other connected devices.gazettengr.comTheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.orgworldnews
minus-squareTheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoIf it passed in France, how long until the U.S. needs to “get hard on” crime?
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoAt least the French will riot over that kind of shit.
minus-squareYendor@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThe FBI has been doing this for over a decade. Article from 2013: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/2013/12/06/352ba174-5397-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html
If it passed in France, how long until the U.S. needs to “get hard on” crime?
At least the French will riot over that kind of shit.
The FBI has been doing this for over a decade. Article from 2013:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/2013/12/06/352ba174-5397-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html