VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoSignal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passeswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkSignal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passeswww.techspot.comVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareFarraigePlaisteach@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 day agoPlace your bets everyone, which way do you think this will go? Canada doesn’t pass the surveillance law The law passes and some/all of Signal/DDG/NordVPN remain anyway The law passes and they exit Canada (something else)
minus-squarenaeap@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours ago2 or 3 I guess signal has more to lose in reputation, than Canada brings them as country For the other ones, I don’t know
minus-square87Six@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoOr the law passes with exceptions to specifically these 3 that threatened to leave
minus-squareScott 🇨🇦🏴☠️@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoI’m thinking the law passes but the courts kill it due to it violating our Charter. I also feel that the tech companies will not wait for the court case to conclude before leaving Canada.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 day ago#2 DDG might not leave, Signal might do something maliciously compliant, and NordVPN will just leave.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoHow could signal comply? It would ruin their brand.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 hours agoMaliciously comply. Maybe have the app available in Canada, but it only lets users email the government.
Place your bets everyone, which way do you think this will go?
Canada doesn’t pass the surveillance law
The law passes and some/all of Signal/DDG/NordVPN remain anyway
The law passes and they exit Canada
(something else)
2 or 3
I guess signal has more to lose in reputation, than Canada brings them as country
For the other ones, I don’t know
Or
I’m thinking the law passes but the courts kill it due to it violating our Charter. I also feel that the tech companies will not wait for the court case to conclude before leaving Canada.
#2 DDG might not leave, Signal might do something maliciously compliant, and NordVPN will just leave.
How could signal comply? It would ruin their brand.
Maliciously comply.
Maybe have the app available in Canada, but it only lets users email the government.