schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agoSignal's CEO: Then We're Leaving Sweden | Sweden Heraldswedenherald.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkSignal's CEO: Then We're Leaving Sweden | Sweden Heraldswedenherald.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square43linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
According to Whittaker, the bill requires the encrypted messaging app Signal to install so-called backdoors in the software.
minus-squareMesophar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIllegal unless they install the backdoors. They could choose to do that instead of leaving Sweden, but they are choosing to leave Sweden.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoIf they did that, Signal would no longer exist at all. Nobody anywhere in the world would want to continue using it.
minus-squareKichae@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoI think you wildly misunderstand the average person’s motivations and how they weigh decisions.
minus-squareBob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWe’re talking about Signal, not FB Messenger. People use Signal because of the encryption, and they would leave.
Illegal unless they install the backdoors. They could choose to do that instead of leaving Sweden, but they are choosing to leave Sweden.
If they did that, Signal would no longer exist at all. Nobody anywhere in the world would want to continue using it.
I think you wildly misunderstand the average person’s motivations and how they weigh decisions.
We’re talking about Signal, not FB Messenger. People use Signal because of the encryption, and they would leave.