Live
- Indian students' concerns about employment, safety, and visas discourage them from applying to UK universities
- Candlelight Concerts Makes a Dazzling Debut in Hyderabad with Sold-Out 'Tribute to Coldplay' Show
- Shubman Gill Sustains Thumb Injury Ahead of Perth Test; Devdutt Padikkal Joins Test Squad
- Unlock Loot Boxes, Diamonds, Skins, and More Exciting Rewards with Garena Free Fire Max Redeem Codes for November 16
- Regarding the DOGE Plan, Vivek Ramaswamy stated, "Elon Musk and I Will Take a Chainsaw to Bureaucracy"
- Sudanese army says repulsed paramilitary forces attack in western Sudan, killing over 80
- Jaipur Open 2024: Baisoya makes a grand comeback to clinch title in marathon playoff against Rashid Khan
- Jamaat-e-Islami Hind President asks cadre to reach out to larger society beyond community
- Why PM mum on Caste Census, removing 50 pc quota limit: Rahul Gandhi
- Barrackpore Municipality Vice-Chairman found dead at home, suicide note suggests blackmail
France's top court okays controversial surveillance bill
Highlights
France\'s Constitutional Council has ruled that a bill legalising broad surveillance of terrorism suspects doesn\'t violate the country\'s constitution.
France's Constitutional Council has ruled that a bill legalising broad surveillance of terrorism suspects doesn't violate the country's constitution.
Friday's decision was the final step before the law can come into effect.
The bill was proposed long before the January attacks in Paris by Islamic extremists, but the government said that had added to its urgency.
One measure will force communication and Internet firms to allow intelligence services to install electronic "lock-boxes" to record metadata from all Internet users in France, allowing algorithmic analysis to detect potentially suspicious behaviour.
The data will be anonymous, but intelligence agents could follow up with a request to an independent panel for deeper surveillance that could identify users.
The measure has drawn harsh criticism from advocates of civil liberties.
Next Story
ADVERTISEMENT
