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November 14, 2022 4:44pm

In France, highest appeal court ruled that refusing to give up a password to your smartphones or unlocking it is considered "a crime" and may be punished by imprisonment (up to 3 years).

Absolutely surreal and disgraceful, and frankly a violation of right to privacy.

#France #Privacy #GDPR #Encryption #Surveillance #InfoSec #Fascism #WelcomeTo1984 #Politics #EU

https://www.thelocal.fr/20221109/france-criticised-for-forcing-suspects-to-unlock-phones/

France criticised for forcing suspects to unlock phones

Activists have accused French judges of imperilling the right to a fair trial after making it an offence for a suspect to refuse to unlock their mobile phone.

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In France, highest appeal court ruled that refusing to give up a password to your smartphones or unlocking it is considered "a crime" and may be punished by imprisonment (up to 3 years).