Signal VP reminds lawmakers the secure messaging app won’t comply with Bill C-22 | BetaKit
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The federal government's controversial bill would give law enforcement more power to monitor and collect personal data.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/canada@lemmy.ca/p/999377/signal-vp-reminds-lawmakers-the-secure-messaging-app-wont-comply-with-bill-c-22-betakit

Secure messaging service Signal is still ready to shut down its Canadian operations if Bill C-22, known as the Lawful Access Act, becomes law and is enforced.

  • Maeve@kbin.earth
    130·
    5 days ago

    They’re definitely lying. No way they have that budget and aren’t complicit

    • phar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      28·
      5 days ago

      Can you explain what you mean? I read the entire article and I didn’t see anything about budget or money. Are you referring to something that’s not in this article specifically?

      • sulfidedisburseangledafternoontipper@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        37·
        4 days ago

        There’s a species of fediverse denizen that loves to shit on Signal, probably the most heavily-audited privacy software around, with spurious and vague accusations. It is usually followed up with a recommendation for something with no audit, structural vulnerabilities, terrible UI, and infrequent updates that is mostly used by neo nazis (see, for example, Session or SimpleX). Best to ignore them. Signal is a non-profit and largely insulated from concerns of enshittification. There’s room for critique, of course, but the tinfoil conspiracies are kind of ridiculous.

        • phar@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          4 days ago

          Thank you for that response. I thought maybe they responded to the wrong article or something.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          31·
          4 days ago

          Signal is also used by Nazis. However that doesn’t mean much as many other things are used by Nazis.