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Infographic on France's Surveillance Law showing seven amendments from 2015-2025 expanding state powers: 2015 Initial Intelligence Law (executive authorization), 2017 Reinforcement of Administrative Powers (broader data access), 2019 Extension to New Technologies (tech expansion), 2021 Real-Time & Predictive Surveillance (predictive capacity), 2023 Strengthened Intelligence Cooperation (network expansion), 2024 Simplified Oversight Procedures (oversight lightened), 2025 Enhanced National Security Measures (powers consolidated). Executive oversight rests with Prime Minister, Interior and Defense Ministers. Independent checks are limited: CNCTR has opinion only, Conseil d'État limited review, Parliament gets information not control, judicial review is narrow and ex-post. Includes algorithmic detection systems (behavior analytics, social network mapping, content profiling, threat scoring) and data streams covering mass collection, signal intelligence, encryption bypass, and device telemetry. Tagline: Seven Amendments in Ten Years - From Legal Framework to Structural Power: A Decade of Expansion

FRENCH TECH · 08/27/2026

France Rewrote Its Surveillance Law Seven Times in Ten Years. The Last One Landed in August.

Seven amendments in ten years, five algorithms authorized since 2015, and oversight that never leaves the executive branch. What the French state can actually…

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France Rewrote Its Surveillance Law Seven Times in Ten Years. The Last One Landed in August.

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