France’s police bill: surveillance for the long haul
First published on about:intel. The French government seems not to be interested in tackling systemic police violence. Instead, one of the most defining features of Macron’s presidency lies in the fast-paced expansion of state surveillance powers. A case in point is Parliament’s impending adoption of the “Bill on Global Security”, which shows the current administration is a leading representative of the rising wave of authoritarian-liberalism currently sweeping Europe. On 4 December 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron gave a rare interview on police violence. It was less than two weeks after… Read More »France’s police bill: surveillance for the long haul