> The text provides for the police to remotely activate the microphones and cameras of fixed and mobile connected devices (computers, telephones, etc.) to spy on people.<p>Well, at least they are consistent in demanding the same capabilities online and offline. What this law wants is simple - the state should be all-seeing, you should not be able to share a single word with your friends without the possibility that it is being recorded (at near-zero cost to the state).