Net Neutrality Neutralised in France?
Paris, 12 March 2013 — Questioned by the French government on the need to legislate on the protection of freedoms on the Internet, the National Digital Council (Conseil national du numérique or CNNum)...
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French Intelligence Bill: Mass Opposition to Mass Surveillance!
Paris, 15 April 2015 – The Intelligence Billis currently being debated at a fast pace in the French National Assembly and the debates will continue until Thursday 16 April. However, both the French...
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Unacceptable Surveillance of French Citizens soon to be Adopted!
Paris, 17 April 2015 — The examination of French Intelligence Bill ended this Thursday at the National Assembly. After 4 days of debate, very few enhancements were made to a text that was denounced by...
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French Intelligence Bill: French President Hollande to shut down public debate
Paris, April 20, 2015 — French President François Hollande announced yesterday that he would bring the Intelligence Bill before the Constitutional Council. At the same time there is growing criticism...
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French National Assembly Approves Mass Surveillance of French Citizens!
Paris, 5 May 2015 - The French Intelligence Bill was adopted today by the National Assembly1 despite massive cross party opposition against the text's highly harmful measures. With 438 votes for and 86...
View ArticleFirst Victory for Citizens against Surveillance: French Military Planning Act...
Paris, 5 June 2015 — The French Council of State published today its decision to refer of the Question Prioritaire de Constitutionalité (Prioritary Question of Constitutionality1) brought by the FDN...
View ArticleFrench Surveillance Bill: Public Liberties Abandoned as Senators Cast...
Paris, 9 June 2015 – The Surveillance Bill was adopted today by the French Senate with 251 votes for, 68 against and 26 abstentions. This bill was fast tracked and discussed under the pressure of a...
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French Surveillance Bill: a Major Defeat for Liberties
Paris, 19 June 2015 — The Commission Mixte Paritaire— a joint parliamentary committee responsible for reaching a compromise between the lower and upper house — met on 16th June to reach an agreement on...
View ArticleFrance in the Era of Mass Surveillance! We must resist!
Paris, 24 June 2015 — It's a sad day for freedom! French representatives just adopted the French Surveillance Law. As an ironic echo to the recent WikiLeaks revelations about NSA spying on French...
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French Surveillance Bill: LQDN Files an Amicus Brief to the Constitutional Court
Paris, 25 June, 2015 — This morning, La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network and the FDN Federation filed an amicus brief to the French Constitutional Court against the Surveillance Act that was just...
View ArticleShame on France: French Constitutional Council Widely Approves Surveillance Law!
Update (24 July 2015): The French Constitutional Council shows again its disregard for fundamental rights. This morning, after approving almost all dispositions in the Surveillance law, the...
View ArticleSurveillance of all citizens: French government has now carte blanche
Paris, 30 July 2015 – On 23th July, the French Constitutional Council adopted a historical decision, standing out by its disregard for individual freedoms, right to privacy and freedom of speech. The...
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Three French NGOs Challenge French International Surveillance
Paris, 3rd September 2015 — Today, the non-profit ISPs FDN and the FDN Federation as well as La Quadrature du Net announced the introduction of two legal challenges before the French Council of State...
View ArticleInternational Surveillance: A New French Bill to Collect Data Worldwide!
Paris, 15th September 2015 — After the French Constitutional Council censored measures on international surveillance in the Surveillance Law voted last June, the government fires back with a bill that...
View ArticleFrench-American Lawyer to Refer to French Surveillance Watchdog against...
Paris, 16 September 2015 — After yesterday's announcement by the French government that the bill on International Surveillance will be discussed on a fast track procedure, the bill was adopted this...
View ArticleFor an immediate end to the French state of emergency: call for a mass...
Paris, 25 January 2016 — On the 5th February, the French National Assembly1 will consider the law on the constitutionalisation of the state of emergency. Prime Minister Manuel Valls has already...
View ArticleData Retention: Will the French Council of State Defy the ECJ?
Paris, 10 February 2016 — As the French Council of State is set to render a first decision on this burning issue this Friday1, Privacy International (PI) and the Center for Democracy and Technology...
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Administrative Access to Metadata: French Council of State Flees EU Debate
Paris, 15 February 2016 — The French Council of State has released an eagerly awaited decision (fr) on the validity of administrative access to connection data. La Quadrature du Net, French Data...
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French Constitutional Council Rejects Data Copy During House Raids
Paris, 19 February 2016 — In a decision published today, the French Constitutional Council rejected a provision on digital searches in the law on the state of emergency. The Council decided that...
View ArticleOpen Government in France: an Empty Promise?
Paris, 9 December 2016 — As France is hosting the Open Government Partnership Global Summit, a number of Civil Society Organizations point out the inconsistencies of the French government. Some have...
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