schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoSignal's CEO: Then We're Leaving Sweden | Sweden Heraldswedenherald.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkSignal's CEO: Then We're Leaving Sweden | Sweden Heraldswedenherald.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
According to Whittaker, the bill requires the encrypted messaging app Signal to install so-called backdoors in the software.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThe “if” to that “then” being that if they pass a law that would make Signal illegal in Sweden, then Signal will leave Sweden.
minus-squareMesophar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoIllegal unless they install the backdoors. They could choose to do that instead of leaving Sweden, but they are choosing to leave Sweden.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoIf they did that, Signal would no longer exist at all. Nobody anywhere in the world would want to continue using it.
minus-squareKichae@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI think you wildly misunderstand the average person’s motivations and how they weigh decisions.
minus-squareBob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWe’re talking about Signal, not FB Messenger. People use Signal because of the encryption, and they would leave.
minus-squareTuukka R@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoI use Signal because my workplace decided to default to it.
The “if” to that “then” being that if they pass a law that would make Signal illegal in Sweden, then Signal will leave Sweden.
Illegal unless they install the backdoors. They could choose to do that instead of leaving Sweden, but they are choosing to leave Sweden.
If they did that, Signal would no longer exist at all. Nobody anywhere in the world would want to continue using it.
I think you wildly misunderstand the average person’s motivations and how they weigh decisions.
We’re talking about Signal, not FB Messenger. People use Signal because of the encryption, and they would leave.
I use Signal because my workplace decided to default to it.