Signal President Whittaker Threatens UK Withdrawal Over Privacy Demands
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Luka Rubinjoni
Summary
Signal President Meredith Whittaker is threatening to pull the encrypted messaging app from the UK market rather than compromise user privacy to satisfy UK Government demands. The "nuclear option" could involve blocking all accounts with UK (+44) phone numbers, placing the responsibility on the UK Government. This follows ongoing tensions between privacy-focused tech companies and UK surveillance legislation.
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bskySignal President Whittaker Threatens UK Withdrawal Over Privacy Demandsalecmuffett.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSignal will not compromise user privacy in order to satisfy the UK Government.
They could withdraw from UK app-stores, but further: they could block any account with an associated '+44' phone number – myself included.
Such a 'nuclear option' would beneficially put the burden of responsibility upon the UK Government without background narrative nitpicking about 'side loading', '1st amendment', and other nerd distractions.
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