Absolutely not.<p>France actually is the perfect example of mass surveillance not working at all. Since the Charlie Hebdo terror attack they&#x27;ve introduced particularly intrusive Internet surveillance measures. I suppose those didn&#x27;t work too well, did they?<p>If all that money and energy that&#x27;s wasted on pushing and implementing surveillance agendas was actually spent on hiring more police, investment in security forces equipment, training and just good old-fashioned police work terrorist would have a much harder time.<p>Surveillance agendas only serve the politicians and suppliers of surveillance equipment. They&#x27;re not only proven to be ineffective time and time again they&#x27;re downright counterproductive because they&#x27;re designed to evoke a feeling of the safety in the population but don&#x27;t actually improve safety. Just take airport security theatre for example. It&#x27;s a flamboyant show that&#x27;s supposed to give you the impression that authorities care about your safety while in many respects it&#x27;s less secure than the pre-2001 system.<p>European police forces have been watching those groups for quite some time now but it&#x27;s only in the light of recent events they&#x27;ve been cracking down on them. That&#x27;s exactly what&#x27;s necessary to deal with this threat, not more surveillance.