France to vote on bill to give police more surveillance powers

France’s parliament is to vote on a Bill aimed at legalising broad surveillance of terrorism suspects that has sparked an outcry among privacy advocates and others.

France to vote on bill to give police more surveillance powers

France’s parliament is to vote on a Bill aimed at legalising broad surveillance of terrorism suspects that has sparked an outcry among privacy advocates and others.

One of the most sensitive measures of the Bill would allow intelligence services to vacuum up metadata, which would then be subject to analysis for potentially suspicious behaviour.

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