Criminalization of encryption : the 8 december case
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This article was written on the basis of information related to the so-called "8 December" case (see the footnotes for a global overview of the case, we focus on the "numerical part" of it in this article<fn>For a summary of the 8 December affair see in particular the testimonies available in thi

To be fair they were also using encrypted messaging to talk to each other like WhatsApp and Signal, they even show their mom how to use it which is extremely suspicious.

“All members of this group were particularly suspicious, only communicating with each other using encrypted applications, in particular Signal, and encrypting their computers and devices […].

The Investigating Judge

https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/10/06/the-beginning-of-the-8-december-trial-is-also-the-judgement-of-the-right-to-privacy-and-encryption/

when the DGSI [a French security agency charged with counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, countering cybercrime and surveillance of potentially threatening groups] has questioned Bastien about what he thinks of Macron. A photograph on his computer is mentioned, which according to them details the President's security arrangements for the July 14th parade. (…)

The device in question (an aerial photo taken from the press) is highlighted in such a way as to draw a dick. A dick.

The link is made with Bastien's passion for drones. The implication is that he could have used a drone to attack this dick-shaped device using explosives.

https://www.auposte.fr/j7-quis-terroristiat-ipsos-terroristes/

  • TootSweet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    189·
    1 year ago

    Here are just some of the practices that are being misused as evidence of terrorist behavior:

    – the use of applications such as Signal, WhatsApp, Wire, Silence or ProtonMail to encrypt communications;

    – using Internet privacy tools such as VPN, Tor or Tails;

    – protecting ourselves against the exploitation of our personal data by GAFAM via services such as /e/OS, LineageOS, F-Droid;

    – encrypting digital media;

    – organizing and participating in digital hygiene training sessions;

    – simple possession of technical documentation.

    Welp, guess I'm a terrorist then.

    • BastingChemina@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      63·
      1 year ago

      The good news is that it works.

      Sure this is against the French police, not the NSA, but it shows that by using these tools the police struggle to track you and what you are doing.

      If they had some easy backdoor we would probably not see the push against encryption that we are currently seeing in Europe.

      • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
        33·
        1 year ago

        Problem is, they're still entangled in the legal system. That's a fucking wack outcome. Agreed that it's good the methods work, but that they're teetering on the brink for their freedom is… frightening.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      511·
      1 year ago

      I have full-disk encryption enabled on each of my devices. Guess I’m a baddie after all.

    • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      In particular, they point to decontextualised statements and the use of trivial facts (sports and digital activities, reading and listening to music, etc.) as evidence against them.

      Do you listen to music? That's right. Straight to jail.

    • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Curiously, these are also practices used by secret agents working on behalf of the true power behind all democratic governments.