French National Assembly approved Internet traffic monitoring system (French)
La Quadrature du Net has also affirmed that while they were demonstrating in front of the National Assembly, there were two IMSI Catchers. And the law wasn't even passed yet. Great example of what will happen. (<a href="http://www.franceinfo.fr/actu/politique/article/des-appareils-pour-espionner-les-conversations-pres-d-une-manifestation-contre-la-loi-sur-le-668469" rel="nofollow">http://www.franceinfo.fr/actu/politique/article/des-appareil...</a> link in french, can provide a translation if needed)<p>Bernard Cazeneuve, our ministre de l'Intérieur (Tasked with internal security, i.e. police etc.) has also declared the right to private life to not be a freedom. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WODKfxtJQbE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WODKfxtJQbE</a>)<p>This law was voted by 30 delegates. From a total of 577. This is what we can expect of our National Assembly. I expected a bit more of them considering they were 40 (!) to debate it. And they were granted a whole two minutes to explain themselves. To debate a law that allows bypassing judges, installing black boxes (read: DPI tools) anywhere without needing a judge, and quite a few more fun things.<p>To any french reader here (or any reader in a country whose laws explicitly allow this type of mass surveilance) :<p>* Use LetsEncrypt to get an SSL certificate for your website (or selfsign one with the proper configuration). Not that this will matter much because this law will allow them to ask you to hand over your private keys<p>* Use TrueCrypt v 7.1a, the latest and audited version for you hard drive, or use LUKS if you're on Linux.<p>* Use TextSecure and RedPhone. While I'm not aware of any recent audits, it's a hundred times better than going through regular channels.<p>* Use Pidgin+OffTheRecord for your private chats.<p>I am so fucking mad. And have no doubts, the senate will pass this. The worst (best) that could happend to this law is a few minor changes, but the key points will stay. And I doubt our constitutional council will reject it.