All of the people involved in the procecution of the first case should be disbarred and jailed. I can't believe the poor man endured more than a year of solitary confinement for the crime of being responsible on the Internet. I hope his persecuters choke and die. Disgusting. Human trash.

[–] fr0g@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"I don't really have anything to hide, but you never know whether the government might act authoritarian at some point. So best to be safe and use privacy tools."

French police: "Hold my tear gas"

[–] bandario@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That first article is truly insane. Persecuted for using tools and applications that are commonplace, as if they automatically make you part of a terrorist cell. What is the world coming to?

[–] bbbhltz@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yep, I live in France (and this YouTuber is French, which is why he is talking about the case). This whole story passed under the radar here because it is the type of thing that French people would be up in arms about.

I think at some point they will likely pass a law related to encryption or ban some of the alternative app stores for phones.

Also: https://cybernews.com/news/france-senate-surveillance-cameras-microphones/

[–] Dislodge3233@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Wow. France is already on fire. Do politicians really want more?

[–] panbroggi@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Totally unfair. Like the caring about privacy is a guilt. In case they fear this may be an issue to mantain order, they should really consider improving knowledge of these tools.