Justice law: how the police will spy on your phone
Justice law: how the police will spy on your phoneEel under the Rock - Jul 10, 2023
Despite the fears expressed, the National Assembly has just authorized the possibility of transforming smartphones into “snitches” within the framework of certain legal investigations.
Being able to remotely activate a smartphone, laptop or any connected object in order to see and hear their owners is no longer a dystopia. After the Senate, it is the turn of the National Assembly to approve the possibility of remotely activating the cameras and microphones of these everyday devices.
The goal is to be able to listen to and film people targeted in organized crime and terrorism investigations. This is a key article of the justice programming bill.
While some see this as a serious breach of users' privacy and privacy, these measures should only be taken in very specific cases. In order, precisely, to avoid any overflow. This key article brought 80 deputies in agreement while 24 elected officials said they were against.
