https://edri.org/our-work/8-december-case-why-is-encryption-on-trial/
"On 3 October, the trial of the so-called “8 December” case began. Seven people are prosecuted for being a “terrorist group”.
The intelligence services in charge of the judicial investigation (Direction générale de la Sécurité intérieure, DGSI), the National Antiterrorist Prosecution Office (Parquet National Antiterroriste, PNAT), and the investigating judge based their case on the fact that the defendants were using different tools to protect their privacy and encrypt their communications on a daily basis.
This trial is part of an increased political push by states and law enforcement for surveillance measures and the criminalisation of encryption. That is why the trial is crucial in the battle against the state’s ongoing attempts to criminalise commonplace, secure and healthy digital practices."
"One of the main issues in this trial is whether such privacy habits can be used by the police and the courts as incriminating evidence to feed the presumption of a terrorist plot. If the judge shows such bias, it would have dangerous consequences. This would mean that any form of confidentiality would become a reason for suspicion."
