wraggster
July 26th, 2015, 00:54
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/598bd7f9567bcf67517412ba7467620f/202364791/france-big-brother-2015-07-24-03.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/24/france-surveillance-act/)Liberté, égalité, fraternité? Maybe strike the first one off that list. While some US lawmakers are trying to pare down (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/06/the-fight-to-control-the-patriot-act/) the Patriot Act, the French constitutional court has just allowed police to monitor pretty much anyone they want without a warrant. The "Loi Renseignement (http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/conseil-constitutionnel/francais/les-decisions/acces-par-date/decisions-depuis-1959/2015/2015-713-dc/communique-de-presse.144139.html)," or Surveillance Act was first proposed in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/09/charlie-hebdo-freedom/) shootings in Paris, and approved (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/05/the-french-parliament-approves-controversial-surveillance-bill/) by legislators in May. It's now the law of the land, and Prime Minister Manuel Valls tweeted that (https://twitter.com/manuelvalls/status/624334876964179969) "France now has a security framework against terrorism that respects liberties." However, many folks disagree with that sentiment, and France's constitutional court itself strongly opposed the lack of oversight.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/24/france-surveillance-act/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/24/france-surveillance-act/