07.02.2016 - 09:51 [ Amnesty International ]

The new Big Brother: Five shocking facts about France’s attempt to monitor your communications

(4.5.2015) Capture everything an individual types:

They will be able to secretly fit monitors in keyboards and see everything a person types on their computer or mobile devise, including private messages.

Force telecoms companies and internet service providers to reveal information about users:

The French authorities will have the power to force companies to reveal information about the dates, originators and recipients of any messages individuals send online.

Use technology to know where a person is, at any time:

They will be able to use “proximity sensors” in field surveillance in order to ascertain the location and identification of particular people and even place bugs in cars and apartments. No place will be off limits.