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Politics : The Surveillance State -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Savant who wrote (497)	9/5/2023 10:04:19 AM
From: Savant	1 Recommendation Recommended By Glenn Petersen Respond to of 621

Another bill in France will open the door to mass surveillance against people across the world. The bill will demand that all mobile phone makers–including Apple–give French police the right to remotely turn on anyone’s phone camera or microphone. Once the backdoor technology goes live in France, there is nothing stopping other countries from mandating the same police access, or for criminals to exploit the feature. Additionally, Apple may feel compelled to build this backdoor, and other surveillance technology, into the iPhone everywhere else.