Overview

• The French National Assembly rejected an amendment to allow the interception of encrypted communications, with 119 votes against and 24 in favor.
• The decision followed intense debates over privacy and cybersecurity risks, with critics warning of potential flaws endangering user communications.
• A rare technical malfunction disrupted the Assembly's electronic voting system, necessitating a manual vote that delayed proceedings by over an hour.
• The broader anti-narcotrafficking law remains under discussion, including controversial measures like algorithmic intelligence for crime detection.
• Civil liberties advocates and opposition parties criticized the proposed use of algorithmic intelligence as a step toward generalized surveillance.