Phonegate: French Government Must Exit Denial on Smartphone SAR Controls

Phonegate Alert has sent an open letter accusing the French government of denying the real limits of mobile-phone SAR checks. The NGO says the government presents those checks as fully effective while ignoring the proprietary software some manufacturers use to influence conformity tests. It points to the European Commission's iPhone 12 decision, which itself acknowledges that market-surveillance authorities cannot see inside such "proprietary software" — a recognition Phonegate says confirms a "Smartphone Dieselgate."

Note: Phonegate Alert is an advocacy NGO focused on mobile-phone SAR testing and transparency. This item presents the organisation's open letter and regulatory interpretation.

"For Alerte Phonegate, this official recognition confirms the existence of a real 'Smartphone Dieselgate'."

[original: "Pour Alerte Phonegate, cette reconnaissance officielle confirme l'existence d'un véritable « Dieselgate des smartphones »"]

— Alerte Phonegate (Phonegate Alert)

"Our NGO believes that manufacturers continue to invoke trade secrets to withhold essential information about the software mechanisms that may influence conformity tests, thereby preventing any genuinely independent oversight."

[original: "Notre ONG estime que les fabricants continuent d'opposer le secret des affaires à la communication d'informations essentielles sur les mécanismes logiciels susceptibles d'influencer les essais de conformité, empêchant ainsi tout contrôle réellement indépendant."]

— Alerte Phonegate (Phonegate Alert)

"This risk of opacity can only grow if strong transparency requirements are not rapidly imposed."

[original: "ce risque d'opacité ne pourra que s'accroître si des exigences fortes de transparence ne sont pas rapidement imposées."]

— Alerte Phonegate (Phonegate Alert)

🇫🇷 Phonegate: French Government Must Exit Denial on Smartphone SAR Controls

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