Paris, September 22 — The Paris Prefecture of Police has quietly issued new arrêtés authorizing expanded use of camera systems for recording and real-time image transmission across key zones of the capital, including parts of Hauts-de-Seine.
The orders, referenced under specific decree numbers and first published on the Prefecture’s official social media channels, detail administrative approvals for “captation d’images” (image capture), recording, and “transmission en temps réel” (real-time transmission).
Unlike standard public announcements summarized in media reports, the Prefecture’s posts included the full arrêté identifiers and geographic scope of enforcement. The move suggests a tightening of operational monitoring ahead of upcoming high-profile public events and continued concerns about urban security.
The authority refers directly to Arrêté n° 2024-00760, publicly available on the Prefecture de Police website, which authorizes the capture, recording, and real-time transmission of images under certain conditions. This document provides exact legal backing for the expanded surveillance efforts.
While mainstream outlets have noted recent security adjustments, the Prefecture’s direct publication of arrêté texts on social platforms reveals the granular administrative framework behind these measures — details that rarely reach the general public through traditional news coverage.
Local civil liberties groups have already begun circulating the posts, calling for closer scrutiny of how surveillance expansion aligns with privacy protections under French law.
