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France's Orwellian move: new law allows police surveillance through device cameras, mics, and GPS

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French lawmakers in the country's National Assembly passed the spying provision as part of a wider justice reform bill, writes Le Monde. Read Entire Article

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France likely to use AI-powered surveillance at Paris Olympics despite outcry

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As per The Reg, the French government adopted Article 7 of the pending law for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, authorizing the use of automated analysis of surveillance video from fixed and drone cameras. Read Entire Article

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Clearview AI fined for violating the European GDPR privacy law

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The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL), France's data protection authority, imposed a 20 million euros penalty against the American.

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Facebook blocks livestream of an ill French man who wanted to broadcast his death

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Facebook has blocked the live stream of a man in France suffering from an incurable ailment who planned to broadcast his death, Agence France-Press reported. He has used his condition to try to bring about changes to France’s right-to-die law, and announced he would live-stream his death on Facebook.

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French privacy authority demands Clearview AI flush facial recognition data gathered within its borders

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On Thursday, France's privacy watchdog, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL), demanded that Clearview AI delete all data it has on French citizens. The regulator alleges that the company's data scraping practices violate the GDPR and other data accessing laws. If Clearview does not comply, the CNIL.

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Analysis of thousands of channels reveals Telegram is flooded with criminal networks

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Last month, the enigmatic founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov was arrested in France. The 39-year-old Russian-born entrepreneur faces charges of failing to cooperate with law enforcement and complicity in crimes committed on the platform, including distribution of child sexual abuse material, drug trafficking, and fraud.

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

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Answer : • Countries should provide for a copyright exception in their national laws to allow nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities to make accessible versions of inaccessible books and other content • Import and export of such accessible materials shall be permitted 2. for more than 15 years, and it’s worked great!