I realize that this is not great as far as civil liberties are concerned in the long term, but I do REALLY LIKE what it means to the followers of Islam. Basically that it will no longer be safe to hang out in the mosque and plan jihad with impunity...YOU WILL BE WATCHED, EVERYWHERE.
The sad part is that this approach will work, and without the bombings, trucks, and mass stabbings, public acceptance of the transformation of France to an Islamic State will tend to increase.
Well, that’s not guaranteed. If it extends to everyone, then everyone is now not safe from the government.
This is what the EU wanted anyhow—a beneficial crisis to allow them to implement a surveillance state. Look up the Stockholm Program.