France adopts new surveillance law

The French Parliament has adopted a controversial surveillance law aimed at broadening eavesdropping of terrorism suspects, despite protests from privacy advocates and concern about US-style massive data sweeps.

France adopts new surveillance law

The French Parliament has adopted a controversial surveillance law aimed at broadening eavesdropping of terrorism suspects, despite protests from privacy advocates and concern about US-style massive data sweeps.

The vote in the National Assembly, months in the making, came as France was decrying revelations less than a day earlier that the US National Security Agency eavesdropped on three French presidents and senior officials.

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