Contrary to the main narrative, french parliamentarians are not only talking about the budget. Every year, they also revisit a familiar theme: an authoritarian drift, marked by increased security, surveillance, and censorship. After several months…
Category: Surveillance In English
Just over a year ago, 15 civil society organisations challenged the risk-scoring algorithm used by the family branch of the French welfare system (CNAF). The legal action was brought before the French Conseil d’État on…
As part of a European initiative coordinated by Statewatch, La Quadrature has translated its report on the state of predictive policing in France. In light of the information gathered, and given the dangers these systems…
Today, La Quadrature du Net publishes the English version of its booklet on algorithmic videosurveillance (“AVS”). This document gathers all our work on this topic, in the hope of making it as accessible as possible.…
In the midst of the media uproar over drug trafficking, a law on “drug trafficking” is passing through Parliament. In reality, this text does not only apply to the sale of narcotics and leads to…
Yesterday, we achieved a great victory before the Grenoble administrative court! In La Quadrature du Net vs the city of Moirans, Isère, we obtained a decision recognizing the illegality of Briefcam’s algorithmic video surveillance software.…
One of the most serious obstacles in the fight against what we call Technopolice is the persistent opacity surrounding the use of surveillance technologies. Today, to adress this problem, La Quadrature du Net launches Attrap…
On the eve of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 15 civil society organisations are taking the algorithm used to score beneficiaries of the Caisses d’Allocations Familiales (CAF), the family branch of the French…
Over three years after we launched this legal action, the Orléans Administrative Court has just confirmed that an AI-powered audio surveillance device – i.e., microphones installed in public spaces and linked to local CCTV, with…
President Emmanuel Macron’s choice to dissolve the National Assembly in the wake of the European elections risks strengthening the clout of the far right on French politics. The ideology of the Rassemblement National, entirely focused…