
Tag: France




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Access Now on the Christchurch Call: rights, wrongs, and what’s next
Governments and tech companies have published the Christchurch Call with the aim of eliminating violent and extremist content online. Civil society needs to be a central part of crafting a rights-respecting implementation. …
15 May 2019

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Commentaires d’Access Now et EDRi au Sénat et à l’Assemblée Nationale concernant le PJL protection des données personnelles (France)
Le Projet de Loi protection des données personnelle vise principalement à adapter la loi n°78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l’informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, à ces normes de droit de l’Union européenne.
3 April 2018






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Privacy victory! Surveillance of wireless communications declared unconstitutional in France
Last week, the French Constitutional Council declared unconstitutional a section of the French Intelligence Law adopted last year that authorised, without meaningful privacy safeguards or oversight, authorities to monitor and control wireless communications. Responsible for this victory for our right…
27 October 2016






We will, we will, watch you: codifying mass surveillance in France
Earlier today, the French Senate adopted the highly controversial Projet de loi sur la surveillance des communications internationales, better known as the Surveillance bill. The bill enables the indiscriminate mass surveillance of millions of individuals in France and abroad, with no mechanism for independent oversight and judicial control. It is now only a matter of days before François Hollande, the President of France, signs the bill into law. …
28 October 2015

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France has trust issues and it could cost you your privacy
Last week the French National Assembly — the lower chamber of the French Parliament — adopted a Surveillance Bill that would enable mass surveillance of international phone calls and allow the government tap French undersea cables to vacuum up all internet traffic. …
8 October 2015

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French court allows mass surveillance inside France, vague on outside borders
Yesterday evening, the French Constitutional Court released its opinion on the “French Patriot Act”, or Projet de loi relatif au renseignement, a law that increases France’s surveillance capabilities, and expands the power of the Executive Branch at the expense of users’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression. While the Court allowed surveillance to continue within France, there may be a silver lining outside its borders, as the text suggests that surveillance by French intelligence in foreign countries is unconstitutional.…
24 July 2015

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“French Patriot Act” now before French Senate: it’s time to reject the bill
On May 5, 2015, members of the lower chamber of French Parliament approved the so-called “French Patriot Act”, or “Projet de loi relatif au renseignement”, despite the serious concerns about users’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression. Starting…
2 June 2015

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Despite opposition, France approves dangerous new surveillance law
Today the French National Assembly approved a dangerous new proposal which would allow intelligence services to violate user privacy and harm freedom of expression. The so-called “French Patriot Act” was first introduced shortly after the killings at the newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January of this year. Sadly, the government used the killings as a pretext to push forward legislation that will give the intelligence services the ability to monitor communications with almost no judicial oversight.…
5 May 2015

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Feeding the All-Seeing Spider: France on verge of passing repressive new surveillance bill
On May 5, the French “National Assembly” will vote on a dangerous proposal to reform intelligence services. This week Access joined a coalition led by our friends at La Quadrature du Net along with 18 other organisations to oppose the bill and take action. It’s a “French Patriot Act” in disguise. …
27 April 2015

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Charlie Hebdo Tragedy Must Not Be Used by Governments to Expand Surveillance
More than 20 digital and civil rights organizations have endorsed a joint statement calling on world leaders political leaders not to expand surveillance measures in wake of the Charlie Hebdo tragedy. …
28 January 2015
