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Windscribe joins Signal in threatening Canada exit over controversial surveillance bill (www.techradar.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/privacy@programming.dev

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VPN provider Windscribe has warned it will relocate its headquarters if Canada passes the controversial Bill C-22. Joining secure messaging app Signal, the company says the proposed surveillance law threatens the "entire essence" of user privacy.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Lol. Windscribe and Signal are both like the shittiest-yet-somewhat-popular solutions to their perspective problems

[–] unglueclass23@programming.dev 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

what makes you say that about signal?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 3 days ago

Phone number and evil binary blob requirements

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What would for you be a secure messenger that is 100% anonymous, and is not about to fold (hello session, it was nice while it lasted)

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 3 days ago

SimpleX is p good