FRENCH politicians were expected to vote later today on a sweeping justice reform Bill that includes allowing police to tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of suspects’ phones.

The proposed law specifies that the procedure can be executed “without the knowledge or consent of its owner or possessor,” but is limited to suspects involved in terrorism, organised crime and other illegal activities punishable by five or more years in prison.

Left-wing parties generally oppose the surveillance provision, but President Emmanuel Macron can potentially rally the conservative Republicans in the lower house to pass the Bill.