VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSignal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passeswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSignal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passeswww.techspot.comVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareFarraigePlaisteach@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoPlace your bets everyone, which way do you think this will go? Canada doesn’t pass the surveillance law The law passes and some/all of Signal/DDG/NordVPN remain anyway The law passes and they exit Canada (something else)
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago#2 DDG might not leave, Signal might do something maliciously compliant, and NordVPN will just leave.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoHow could signal comply? It would ruin their brand.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoMaliciously comply. Maybe have app available in Canada, but it only lets users email the government.
minus-squaresh.itjust.works often doesn't work @sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI’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.
minus-square87Six@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoOr the law passes with exceptions to specifically these 3 that threatened to leave
Place your bets everyone, which way do you think this will go?
Canada doesn’t pass the surveillance law
The law passes and some/all of Signal/DDG/NordVPN remain anyway
The law passes and they exit Canada
(something else)
#2 DDG might not leave, Signal might do something maliciously compliant, and NordVPN will just leave.
How could signal comply? It would ruin their brand.
Maliciously comply.
Maybe have app available in Canada, but it only lets users email the government.
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.
Or