So, they have the same situation as DO, practically (where we can be sure that the NSA has some backdoor in the systems).
At least you can argue in an American court that you have standing if you have proof the NSA is spying on you
Court? Legal avenues? Legal boundaries?! Surely you jest.
They're obviously both groups you don't want to have as buddies, but the NSA has lost court battles before, and ends up complying with the rulings most of the time.
The French surveillance services openly gloat about working in a "judicial vacuum": basically all the rules of its operations are decided by the Prime Minister and their pals, and basically have no legislative boundaries.