{"id":1239,"date":"2008-09-05T09:57:39","date_gmt":"2008-09-05T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2008-09-05T09:57:39","modified_gmt":"2008-09-05T13:57:39","slug":"the-database-state-france-gets-in-on-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/09\/05\/the-database-state-france-gets-in-on-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Database State: France Gets In On The Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US has Total Information Awareness (whatever the latest name is<\/a>), the UK is going full speed ahead with its own database surveillance society<\/a>, and now it looks like France isn’t going to be left behind<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The decree creating the “Edvige” electronic database appeared in the official gazette on July 1, when the country was winding down for the summer, but news of its content has been gradually filtering out and is now stirring fierce criticism.<\/p>\n

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The decree says the aim is to centralize and analyze data on people aged 13 or above who are active in politics or labor unions, who play a significant institutional, economic, social or religious role, or who are “likely to breach public order.”<\/p>\n

The information that can be collected includes addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, physical appearance, behavioral traits, fiscal and financial records, and details about people who have personal ties with the subject.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Okay, SuperFrenchie<\/a>, time to stop admiring Sarah Palin<\/a> and tell me what the French think about this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The US has Total Information Awareness (whatever the latest name is), the UK is going full speed ahead with its own database surveillance society, and now it looks like France isn’t going to be left behind: The decree creating the “Edvige” electronic database appeared in the official gazette on July 1, when the country was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4,3,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eu","category-law","category-society","category-tech"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t