Rebelappliance@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFrance passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on peoplegazettengr.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10cross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.oneworldnews@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.socialprivacy@kbin.socialprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkFrance passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on peoplegazettengr.comRebelappliance@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square77fedilinkcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.oneworldnews@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.socialprivacy@kbin.socialprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.org
minus-squareVitaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThis is scary because it could be exploited very easily by bad actors and is a huge invasion of privacy
minus-squareKichae@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThis is coming in the wake of protests against pension reform being rammed through and riots over police killing kids. There’s zero reason to believe “being exploited by bad actors” isn’t the point.
minus-squaremekkagodzilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe French state is a bad actor already.
minus-squareslaacaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago“Bad actors” -> like the police?
This is scary because it could be exploited very easily by bad actors and is a huge invasion of privacy
This is coming in the wake of protests against pension reform being rammed through and riots over police killing kids.
There’s zero reason to believe “being exploited by bad actors” isn’t the point.
The French state is a bad actor already.
“Bad actors” -> like the police?