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- Criminalization of encryption, VPN and TOR use (8 December Case)
This article was written on the basis of information related to the so-called "8 December" case (see the footnotes for a global overview of the case, we focus on the "numerical part" of it in this article<fn>For a summary of the 8 December affair see in particular the testimonies available in thi
Apparently in France it is an act of terrorist behaviour to use VPNs, Signal, encrypted drives etc.
A short section of the article:
>“All members contacted adopted a clandestine behaviour, with increased security of means of communication (encrypted applications, Tails operating system, TOR protocol enabling anonymous browsing on the Internet and public wifi)”.
>General Directorate for Internal Security (Direction générale de la Sécurité intérieure, DGSI)
>“All members of this group were particularly suspicious, only communicating with each other using encrypted applications, in particular Signal, and encrypting their computers and devices […].
- French Government passes law that allows for microphone and camera of devices to be turned on for spying on users
Article that summarizes it: https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20230706-france-set-to-allow-police-to-spy-on-suspects-through-remote-phone-access
Excerpt of the article:
>Covering laptops, cars and other connected objects as well as phones, the measure would allow geolocation of suspects in crimes punishable by at least five years behind bars.
. . .
>During a parliamentary debate late on Wednesday, MPs in President Emmanuel Macron's camp 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". Any use of the provision must be approved by a judge, while the total duration of the surveillance cannot exceed six months. Sensitive professions including doctors, journalists, lawyers, judges and MPs would not be legitimate targets.
Law text that will be passed: https://www.senat.fr/leg/pjl22-569.html
The law text is in french, I'm reading it at the moment (my french is not very good so this will take a while), if someone has an english version or can translate the important parts, that would be great!
Louis Rossman's take on it: https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=lGB47HC6Na8
Edits:
- Changed title from "want to pass" to "passed" because as far as I understand it, this law will be put into action.
- Added link to Lousi Rossman's video.
- Added a [FR] to the title to give France tag