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Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes (www.techspot.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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[–] FarraigePlaisteach@piefed.social 27 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Place your bets everyone, which way do you think this will go?

  1. Canada doesn't pass the surveillance law

  2. The law passes and some/all of Signal/DDG/NordVPN remain anyway

  3. The law passes and they exit Canada

  4. (something else)

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

#2 DDG might not leave, Signal might do something maliciously compliant, and NordVPN will just leave.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How could signal comply? It would ruin their brand.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Maliciously comply.

Maybe have the app available in Canada, but it only lets users email the government.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

Or

  • the law passes with exceptions to specifically these 3 that threatened to leave
[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

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