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Re:France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phon... by _kbh_ on Friday July 07, 2023 @07:24AM (#36630087)
> In the US the major cities have police budgets of between $200 million and $5 billion

Yeah and most have this capability generally considering both the costs and the little amount of use you'd have for it.

You'd expect something more federal like the NSA, CIA or the FBI to have this kind of capability which is why its kinda a big deal when normal cops get it.

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Re:France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phon... by hammock on Friday July 07, 2023 @01:40PM (#36635393)
>Yeah and most didn’t have this capability generally considering both the costs and the little amount of use you'd have for it.

I would say most didn't have this capability because it's illegal. In France it is now legal

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