▲ 1775 ▼ France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people (gazettengr.com) submitted 3 years ago by Rebelappliance@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 298 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] PostalDude@lemmy.fmhy.ml 27 points 3 years ago* (3 children) This is why we need to strip the US gov. of power, before shit like this starts happening (which ik, it kinda already is.) permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Lenins2ndCat@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago (1 child) 100% certainty that the FBI and CIA are already doing this and don't give a shit that it's illegal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah it was a long time ago it came out the FBI can turn on your camera without activating the light. I just treat them like a captive little audience and torment them with my awful theatrics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cannacheques@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago The irony is the idea that almost anyone funny could theoretically become a person of interest. Goes to show how surveillance states can often slowly become a large waste of human and machine energy, potential and capability permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feirdro@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago Soon they’ll be checking if you’re talking about abortion or homosexuality or how horrible racists are. Then comes the knock on your door. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Hasn't the Patriot Act basically already enabled the feds to do this stuff and more for years now already? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lenins2ndCat@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago (1 child) 100% certainty that the FBI and CIA are already doing this and don't give a shit that it's illegal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah it was a long time ago it came out the FBI can turn on your camera without activating the light. I just treat them like a captive little audience and torment them with my awful theatrics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cannacheques@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago The irony is the idea that almost anyone funny could theoretically become a person of interest. Goes to show how surveillance states can often slowly become a large waste of human and machine energy, potential and capability permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah it was a long time ago it came out the FBI can turn on your camera without activating the light. I just treat them like a captive little audience and torment them with my awful theatrics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cannacheques@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago The irony is the idea that almost anyone funny could theoretically become a person of interest. Goes to show how surveillance states can often slowly become a large waste of human and machine energy, potential and capability permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cannacheques@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago The irony is the idea that almost anyone funny could theoretically become a person of interest. Goes to show how surveillance states can often slowly become a large waste of human and machine energy, potential and capability permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feirdro@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago Soon they’ll be checking if you’re talking about abortion or homosexuality or how horrible racists are. Then comes the knock on your door. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Hasn't the Patriot Act basically already enabled the feds to do this stuff and more for years now already? permalink fedilink source parent