France is "considering blocking" Tor and banning public Wi-Fi connections,says blog.

[dixiegrrrrl]

French article translated:

The services of the Interior Ministry are considering a number of measures to strengthen once more security at the expense of freedoms. Compulsory cutting of any open Wi-Fi network , blocking anonymizing networks and provision of messaging encryption keys are among the tracks submitted to arbitration.

The list of measures considered by the government to strengthen security at the expense of freedom and privacy extends.
While the government is already considering new security laws that would allow eg to cross all personal data files held by the state, to force the installation of GPS transmitters on leased cars, lengthen the retention of connection data or to facilitate the use of IMSI catchers - Le Monde Saturday reveals new measures identified by the Interior Ministry .

http://www.numerama.com/politique/133795-wi-fi-ouvert-interdit-tor-bloque-les-nouvelles-idees-de-la-police.html

This is from a French blog, the same info. has been floating around for a few days on the internet.
But,
apparently the Paris attackers `were using non-encrypted communications.

There is some serious concern that the attacks are being used to limit use of internet.

[6chars]

1. Some US leaders are also concerned about terrorist use of internet

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-calls-facebook-youtube-twitter-fight-isis/story?id=35607324

“If you look at the story about this woman and maybe the man, too, who got radicalized, self-radicalized, we’re going to need help from Facebook, and from YouTube and from Twitter.”

"They cannot permit the recruitment and the actual direction of attacks or the celebration of violence by this sophisticated Internet user,” she said about the social networking sites.

"They're going to have to help us take down these announcements and these appeals,” Clinton added.

Stephanopoulos pressed Clinton further, asking whether companies like Apple should be allowed to continue proving encryption to customers which prevents the company from reading user’s text messages.

"This is something I've said for a long time, George,” Clinton said. "I have to believe that the best minds in the private sector, in the public sector could come together to help us deal with this evolving threat.”

She added: "I know what the argument is from our friends in the industry. I respect that. Nobody wants to be feeling like their privacy is invaded. But I also know what the argument is on the other side from law enforcement and security professionals.”

[X_Digger]

2. Gah. Fuck the 'other side'. Law enforcement would happily do away with miranda, due process,

reasonable suspicion, and inadmissible searches.

Boo-fucking-hoo.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. Fascists like to talk about "evolving threats."

[6chars]

6. That might well be the standard bearer of our party

[TampaAnimusVortex]

3. Someone doesn't understand technology

Any blocks to Tor would be bypassed in about 5 mins. Data could be port or protocol shifted, encoded in images and linked on Twitter, or Facebook messages, or about a billion other methods.

Anyone on the side of controlling the dissemination data in a digital world is completely clueless as to what is going on.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Aye.

[moondust]

7. 2011 attempt in Denmark.

Denmark Police Propose Ban On Anonymous Internet Use

I've wondered how hard it would be just to find the ISPs hosting ISIS videos and propaganda and "deal" with them directly.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Remember right after 9-11 how fast the Patriot Act was passed?

It was written and ready to go, just witting for the right reason to use.

Various countries are using the by now decades long terror card to curb rights and liberties.
And yet, strangely enough, with all the spying they already have been doing, they were surprised by the most recent attacks?
Even tho they can, a day after the attacks, claim to have tracked down the evil doer's communications???

[moondust]

9. If the RW parties in Europe make big gains,

the likelihood increases that some of this stuff could become law there, and potentially here. Authoritarians often don't care about OTHER PEOPLE'S liberties.

France’s far-right National Front (FN) party rode a wave of fear over immigration and terrorism to storm to a commanding position in the first round of voting in the country’s high-stakes regional elections on Sunday.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. them worms are all over the place now

good luck france

[backscatter712]

11. We've got Trump over here, and it looks like the French have their fascists too.

Fuck that shit. If we start curbstomping our civil liberties over Daesh, that means they won.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. You mean the few civil liberties we have left after Bush/Cheney reign?

I wish supporters of free speech, civil rights were as loud and persistent as the NRA has been.

[JCMach1]

12. TOR? yesterday's news...

Encryption is here to stay...