Better to not bring your phone during protests anyways.
this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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I would suggest getting one of those faraday bags that block the signals to/from the phone. Then, if you really need it, you can still use it.
If you get arrested during a protest, they can force you to unlock the phone (it can be a felony to refuse) , so better not to bring it at all.
How is this even feasible on Android or iPhones? Are they going to force everyone to download Team Viewer or something?
While this news article is, apparently, not trustworthy, in general, France could demand every phone sold in the country include some kind of spyware. Many sellers already add a lot of programs by default anyway, so this would be how I image it might be implemented.
Given that 7 people were recently arrested for using privacy respecting tools like the Signal messenger and Protonmail, removing that bloatware/spyware might then be cause enough to arrest you. After all, only terrorists want to have privacy, right?
France, yall okay with this?
I can't even reconize my country values for the past few months and yet it's only the beginning for the current government, we still have 4 years to go with Macron. Who knows what ideas they hold for the future.
Preach. The shitshow is only getting started.