<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2015&#x2F;may&#x2F;05&#x2F;france-passes-new-surveillance-law-in-wake-of-charlie-hebdo-attack" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2015&#x2F;may&#x2F;05&#x2F;france-passes-n...</a><p>&gt; The new bill, which allows intelligence agencies to tap phones and emails without seeking permission from a judge, sparked protests from rights groups who claimed it would legalise highly intrusive surveillance methods without guarantees for individual freedom and privacy.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amnesty.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;latest&#x2F;news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;france-new-surveillance-law-a-major-blow-to-human-rights&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amnesty.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;latest&#x2F;news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;france-new-su...</a><p>&gt; The surveillance measures authorized by this law are wildly out of proportion. Large swathes of France’s population could soon find themselves under surveillance on obscure grounds and without prior judicial approval.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;live&#x2F;paris-attacks-live-updates&#x2F;turkey-warned-french-twice-about-attacker-official-says&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;live&#x2F;paris-attacks-live-updates&#x2F;turke...</a><p>&gt; The Turkish authorities warned their French counterparts twice in the past year about one of the attackers, Ismaël Omar Mostefaï, a 29-year-old French citizen who was known by the authorities as someone who had radical Islamist beliefs, an official said on Monday.<p>&gt; The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, in line with government protocol, said the government never heard back from France and only received an “information request” about Mr. Mostefaï after the Paris attacks.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;live&#x2F;2015&#x2F;nov&#x2F;16&#x2F;paris-attacks-france-airstrikes-isis-raqqa-syria-live#block-5649aeb0e4b0ced428cb2be8" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;live&#x2F;2015&#x2F;nov&#x2F;16&#x2F;paris-atta...</a><p>&gt; During an investigation, the Turkish authorities identified Mostefai and notified their French counterparts twice – in December 2014 and June 2015 – the official said.<p>&gt; “We have, however, not heard back from France on the matter,” the official said. “It was only after the Paris attacks that the Turkish authorities received an information request about Omar Ismail Mostefai from France.”<p>I&#x27;m just going to leave this here since I suspect most people aren&#x27;t aware that France passed legislation enabling what is effectively total population surveillance as well as was warned about one of the attackers, repeatedly, while they had this capability.<p>Similarly, while I understand it doesn&#x27;t &quot;sit right with you&quot; there is really no debate to be had. The facts are pretty clear the problem is operational, not the scope of the powers available.<p>France had the surveillance authority, was warned twice about at least one of the terrorists, yet failed to act. This isn&#x27;t a problem solved by providing them with more power but rather with operational and management changes. If they can&#x27;t do it with total authority to spy on anyone they can as well as with warning from a friendly government...yeah.<p>Similarly, such changes are not political acts but simply the acts of responsible managers that do not require publicity.