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Cold Christmas in France, but little chance of snow
High-pressure system will move into France from north-east at the start of next week
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British ‘Puppet Master’ conman in French jail wins phones back on appeal
Robert Hendy-Freegard was given a six-year sentence after hitting two gendarmes with his car
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Alleged British hacker in jail in France offers to help with police data breach
Recent attack targeted police files
GPS turns off police checks in France
Motorists who use Waze or Coyote GPS applications may soon lose advance warning of certain police checks.
A bill that would force the apps to conceal specific types of police presence has the support of the companies behind the apps, as well as motoring and road safety groups.
Speed camera operations would not be affected by the draft law but alcohol stops would be removed, as would police checks in case of terrorist or criminal activity.
Road safety minister Emmanuel Barbe said: “The principle [of this bill] is that a criminal who has kidnapped someone, perpetrated a terrorist act or who is drunk while driving cannot avoid a police check just because another driver has reported it via an application”. The bill will be presented for vote early this year.
