La Quadrature du Net reports on an apparently unprecedented attempt from the French police to criminalize digital practices that our organization has always defended and promoted. We explain and detail the case in this article.
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/
Using services such as Signal, Tor, Tails, Protonmail are considered signs of "clandestinity" that materialize criminal intentions.
Tools to protect ourselves from GAFAM, encryption of digital media or even organization of cryptoparties are also described as proofs that the defendants live in the “cult of secrecy”.
@LaQuadrature Reminds me of that cybersecurity teacher who told the class "when you see a Prontonmail email account, you can be 100% sure it's owned by a hacker". 🤨
