Despite the heated debates around the implications of the French Intelligence Bill on civil liberties, a tentative agreement between right and left may guarantee its adoption. EurActiv France reports. […]

Civil society organisations spoke out against this unlikely alliance, which “robs the nation of its parliamentary system”. Several dozen demonstrators denounced the “mass surveillance” proposed by the bill outside the National Assembly on Monday 13 April, before the debates began. If successful, the text would hugely increase the powers of the French intelligence services.

The major data hosts, including Ghandi and OVH, Europe’s biggest host, have also criticised the bill for adding prohibitive layers of extra cost that could force them to relocate. […]

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/outcry-over-french-intelligence-bill-313779