Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to leave Canada over proposed metadata surveillance law
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Daniel Sims
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Canada's proposed Bill C-22 would require tech companies to retain user metadata and provide law enforcement access. Major privacy-focused companies including Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN have threatened to exit the Canadian market rather than comply with the legislation, which they view as a forced backdoor that undermines user privacy and security.
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· 3 pulledAnother day, another government attempt to force tech companies to build backdoors.
The latest version of Canada's Bill C-22 would require digital services such as internet service providers, messaging platforms, email providers, and potentially hardware companies to retain up...
Many tech players have sharply criticized the proposal, with some saying they would rather leave the Canadian market than comply.
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