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French public order bill gives intelligence services access to vehicle surveillance

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An automatic number plate recognition system, using a camera-equipped vehicle, was deployed in Nantes, France on 4 September 2024.
An automatic number plate recognition system, using a camera-equipped vehicle, was deployed in Nantes, France on 4 September 2024. © Franck Dubray/Photo PQR/Ouest France/MaxPPP

The French interior ministry is using a bill to grant broader access to data from number plate cameras, effectively introducing a new intelligence-gathering technique.

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