French govt. says users of uBlock Origin, Signal etc. are potential terrorists

Post by h0nd » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 8:27 AM UTC

conradfr wrote: post #35

nestorD wrote: post #6

The key is that, while there is suspicion (the people arrested have a far left ideology, have been to Syria to fight against the Islamic state, own weapons and encrypt all of their communications), there is no crime nor proof of an intent to commit a crime . These people have been sent to prison because they are suspicious, not because of an action they have done (something made possible as a special case of an older…

Yesterday the French government dissolved an environmental movement (which I don't like btw), amongst the reasons stated[0] are that they leave their phones at home or switch them off, refuse to talk to the police when arrested, or even that they organize their protest over the internet. When accused of authoritarian tendencies the government usually answers "go to China or North Korea to see what a dictatorship is l…

Post by zirgs » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 8:29 AM UTC

franciscop wrote: post #27

midoridensha wrote: post #21

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In "pacific" Europe (specially in those countries where conscription is not mandatory) voluntarily taking weapons and going to a different country to kill people, no matter the reason, IS definitely considered radicalized, in the sense that it's very, very rare and "anti-social" behavior.

Post by moffkalast » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 8:30 AM UTC

GoblinSlayer wrote: post #39

croes wrote: post #32

So I guess the French government doesn't use encryption, otherwise ... What about HTTPS? Suspicious.

Isn't HTTPS required by GDPR?

Post by TheLoafOfBread » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 8:31 AM UTC

hknmtt wrote: post #10

"radioactive materials can be used to make bombs, let's ban them altogether" "knifes can be used to stab people, let's ban them altogether" "cleaning supplies can be used to poison people, let's ban them altogether" #logik also, potential = guilty until proven innocent

Post by PartiallyTyped » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 8:32 AM UTC

zirgs wrote: post #91

yieldcrv wrote: post #45

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I was thinking about an uber or courier service that takes your phone for a walk Pretty much relying on the assumption that investigators will find stationary phones suspicious when they spy on you Could put them in those charging lockboxes seen as airports and festivals, the infrastructure is already there Guess I’ll market it to climate activists in europe lol edit: maybe those delivery robots are even better couri…

Can you fake it with an app somehow instead?