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They literally said that French police are being told to treat Pixel phones as suspicious, which if true, shows why they're concerned.
Having a secure phone / secure messaging has been seen as suspicious by the police in france for several years now.
This has already been used against eco activists to detain them preemptively and a few times to increase charges towards terrorism / organized crime when possible.