Gregory's ServerAnd of course, there is always an encryption angle.
Darmanin, French Minister of the Interior, is now calling for increased surveillance of encrypted messaging apps. Complaining that the wiretaps of phone lines are yielding diminishing returns, and that the same means as terrorism cases should be used against protesters.
#NotThisBullshitAgain https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/050423/au-parlement-gerald-darmanin-tient-sa-ligne-dure-sur-le-maintien-de-l-ordre
French police put protesters in custody.
Police says they are free to go if they provide them with the unlock code of their phones. The people under custody refuse.
They ended up getting charged for “refusal to hand over to the judicial authorities a secret encryption key of a means of cryptology”
Even worse for one of the protesters, who didn't bring his phone and got the same charge ...
#FranceIsNotAlright https://www.politis.fr/articles/2023/04/un-manifestant-puni-pour-refus-de-donner-le-code-dun-telephone-inexistant/
French police put protesters in custody.
Police says they are free to go if they provide them with the unlock code of their phones. The people under custody refuse.
They ended up getting charged for “refusal to hand over to the judicial authorities a secret encryption key of a means of cryptology”
Even worse for one of the protesters, who didn't bring his phone and got the same charge ...