“On Monday, French Socialist MP Yann Galut proposed an amendment to French law that – if passed – would see the US companies punished if they didn’t give French officials backdoor access to terrorists’ phones,” The Local reports. “Galut said on Monday that companies like Apple and Google should be fined up to €1 million when they didn’t cooperate in such cases.”
“Galut added that such companies were operating under ‘total bad faith,'” The Local reports. “‘They are hiding behind a supposed privacy protection, but they’re quick to make commercial use of personal data that they’re collecting,’ he said.”
The Local reports, “He stressed that his proposed amendment would not affect the privacy of the common public, only those who are under investigation.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Benjamin Franklin loved the French people, and the French people adored Ben in return.
The should listen to him today:
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
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If Apple loses, your home could be the next thing that’s unlocked: Access to your security cameras would be just a judge order away – February 28, 2016
The Apple vs. FBI fight is about something more basic than software and laws – February 28, 2016
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Apple’s lawyer: If we lose, it will lead to a ‘police state’ – February 26, 2016
Apple: The law already exists that protects us from U.S. government demands to hack iPhone – February 26, 2016
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “TJ” for the heads up.]
