"For politicians, even at the local level, there is little to gain electorally by arguing against expanded snooping and the monitoring of public space. “Many on the left, especially in complicated cities, feel obliged to go along, fearing accusations of being soft [on crime],” said Noémie Levain, a legal and political analyst at La Quadrature du Net. “The political cost of reversing a security law is too high,” she added."
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-surveillance-cameras-privacy-security-big-brother-paris-olympics/
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-surveillance-cameras-privacy-security-big-brother-paris-olympics/