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. The bill allows the geolocation of crime suspects, covering other devices like laptops, cars and connected devices, just as it could be remotely activated to record sound and images of people suspected of terror offenses, as well as delinquency and organized crime. Although, the spying provision, which is part of a wider “justice reform bill”, has been attacked by the left and rights defenders as an authoritarian snoopers’ charter. The provisions “raise serious concerns over infringements of fundamental liberties,” stated a French advocacy group promoting digital rights and freedoms, La Quadrature du Net. The group cited the “right to security, right to a private life and to private correspondence” and “the right to come and go freely,” specifically called the proposal a part of a “slide into heavy-handed security.” But lawmakers agreed to the bill late Wednesday as Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti insisted the bill would affect only “dozens of cases a year.” During the debate on Wednesday, the members of parliament in the camp of President Emmanuel Macron inserted an amendment limiting the use of remote spying to “when justified by the nature and seriousness of the crime” and “for a strictly proportional duration.” They noted that a judge must approve any use of the provision, while the total duration of the surveillance cannot exceed six months. They said sensitive professions, including doctors, journalists, lawyers, judges and MPs, would not be legitimate targets. Last month, the Senate gave the green light to the provision of the justice bill, which would allow law enforcement to secretly activate cameras and microphones on a suspect’s devices. Since 2015, when terrorist attacks rocked France, the country has increased its surveillance powers, and the “Keeper of the Seal” bill has been likened to the infamous US Patriot Act. https://gazettengr.com/france-passe...tivate-phone-camera-microphone-spy-on-people/
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Years at this point. People there are disgruntled with the shitty overreaching government. It doesn’t get much coverage here because our babysitter media doesn’t want to give any ideas.
The attitude for strikes in France and neighboring countries like Belgium where I'm temporarily living is nuts. Workers still get paid while on strike, sitting at home which is insane. It's basically reverse corruption. Never lived or visited a place with such a low poor work ethic.
Might seem that way from afar. The strikes don't really have a purpose, there is no concession being made or agreement to resolve it. It's just public employes taking a few days off of free vacation time while paid - at the cost of others. It's different than in the US where most public strikes are banned and strikes are primarily against private companies to come to an agreement. In the UK and Australia employees can strike just like the Portland teachers did. They don't get paid while on strike, that's the big difference. We have two kids in Belgium schools. So we have to take off time to watch the kids for every day they have strikes which is normally a few times a month. That's on top of part days every Wednesday, additional holidays, and additional breaks than in the US. I don't get paid for the missed time. Some strikes stop traffic on freeways. There was a surgeon who was blocked from getting to a hospital and the patient died. Just seems like lazy pure "reverse" corruption to me having lived months in these countries. Never seen so many people not give effort for jobs since they are handed out freebies. There are hard workers here too... but their unfairly pulling along and subsidizing others who just want to take advantage of the system. Not saying Europe/France/Belgium/etc don't have some superior things the US should consider. Food labeling and food quality is way better here. Baby formula too. But some of the policies are vastly worse in terms of having a more equitable fair productive society.
Likely more rampant there but this is absolutely an issue here as well. I see it alot. Humans have simply stopped trying to work hard to better their lives and expect everyone else(gov.)to do it for them. The cycle never ends well economically.
im at a complete loss as to what are the incentives to work hard these days. Gov keeps catering to those wanting to work part time and have others supplement the balance of their costs of living.
