Is France about to End Exporting Surveillance Technology?
During a public radio show held in Montpellier (France) on july 20th and hosted by public radio FranceCulture and Le Monde, France's best known and weightiest newspaper, French State Sec. for Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin announced she was opposed to suveillance technology exports to oppressive regimes. This shocking announcement, coming from a country known to be among the world's leaders in mass surveillance technologies, should come as a relief to many living in oppresive regimes.