On: France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone

[sidewndr46]

Police need a warrant to demand that data. Nothing stops the provider from handing it over willingly.

[ROTMetro → sidewndr46]

Hopefully this new 'the Government can't compel companies' trial shuts this down as well

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36614678

Either corporations are allowed to be 'pressured' by the government or they aren't. But of course the legal system will make themselves a nice carveout for their uses like always.

[hackmiester → ROTMetro]

It won't shut it down. The cops aren't compelling or pressuring the providers to give the info. They're just doing it.