After the Paris attacks in November 2015 the government passed a law which allowed it to monitor phone calls and emails of people suspected of connections to terrorism without the authorization of a judge. The law also requires Internet service providers to install "black boxes" that are designed to vacuum up and analyze metadata on the Web-browsing and general Internet use habits of millions of people using the Web and to make that data available to intelligence agencies.
52% Yes |
48% No |
29% Yes |
47% No |
12% Yes, but only by court order |
1% No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
7% Yes, this is necessary to combat terrorism |
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4% Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds |
See how support for each position on “Government Surveillance” has changed over time for 198k France voters.
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See how importance of “Government Surveillance” has changed over time for 198k France voters.
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