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France To Open Preliminary Investigation About PRISM Program

Posted by samzenpus on from the getting-to-the-bottom-of-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Paris' prosecutor office opened a preliminary investigation after a complaint by two human rights associations who hope to determine the roles played by companies in the PRISM program. Two million communications (phone calls, SMS and mails) are said to have been intercepted in France by U.S. agencies."

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  1. Re:It's a farce by VortexCortex · · Score: 3, Funny

    They might be using the information, but that doesn't mean the court system won't find it to be illegal.

    Basically the best end result of this would be if MS, Google, et al. get hit with huge fines. Then pressure to stop or limit the programs would come from someone with real power over the US government.

    Brilliant! We force them to do illegal things, then fine them for doing it! THIS THING PRINTS MONEY!