Unions, associations, and also the left-wing municipal opposition denounce what they see as a security drift, which they believe opens the door to all kinds of abuses.
Since January 15, a panel of 2,000 residents of Nice has been testing an Israeli-origin application for several months. Downloaded on a smartphone, it allows its geolocated users to be in audio or video contact, in real-time, with the urban supervision center of the municipal police.
For Christian Estrosi, the mayor of Nice and president of the metropolis, this mobile application “Reporty” can contribute to “the protection of citizens and the fight against incivility,” which is not the view of some opponents who have appealed to the ombudsman.
Thus, for Xavier Garcia, the first secretary of PS 06, “it is the corollary of a society where everyone monitors everyone else, an oppressive society, it is a drift, for us, we refuse it.”
David Nakache, from the association “Tous Citoyens,” says, “It opens the door to all abuses, from the moment one can film inside people’s homes and send images without any filter… It is a clear violation of privacy.”
