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France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people (gazettengr.com)
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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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[โ€“] Kekzkrieger@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Better to not bring your phone during protests anyways.

[โ€“] guyrocket@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

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.