A Google search for "France phone camera" only gives this posted link and dailymail.co.uk article, both of which are not really trustworthy sources, IMO.

So I'm gonna go with "this is very possibly fake news".

[–] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 1 year ago

It's very real, here are two legit sources in french:

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/justice/le-senat-donne-son-feu-vert-a-l-activation-a-distance-des-cameras-ou-micros-des-telephones_5875187.html

https://www.rtl.fr/actu/politique/loi-justice-l-activation-a-distance-des-cameras-ou-micros-de-telephones-validee-par-le-senat-7900272299

You can use the service of your choice to translate them if you don't understand french.

[–] Jack@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/07/06/france-set-to-allow-police-to-spy-through-phones_6044269_7.html