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A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.

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[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Better to not bring your phone during protests anyways.

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I would suggest getting one of those faraday bags that block the signals to/from the phone. Then, if you really need it, you can still use it.

[–] albatros@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you get arrested during a protest, they can force you to unlock the phone (it can be a felony to refuse) , so better not to bring it at all.

[–] hoodatninja@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
[–] albatros@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Completely depends on the country

Yes but this thread is about something happening in France, so I wasn't talking about US laws...

[–] hoodatninja@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] sadreality@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Better not use biometrics lol

They can force it then and good luck crying to the courts about it.

[–] fuzzzerd@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

While true, they can still give you a hard time. If you simply don't have one they can't do much about that.

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