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rikudou@lemmings.world 5 days agoYou know they can’t legally operate there if they don’t follow the law, right?
Pulling out is the only form of protest they have as a company. The rest is up to its users.
Anyway, if it happened, you could still use Signal anyway, perhaps with the help of a relay like other countries who prefer spying over privacy.
AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 5 days ago
Privacy and encryption are inalienable human rights, even in authoritarian hells like North Korea. There’s is no reason to comply with bs laws.
If you don’t see mocking a fascist government as a form of protest, I’m not so sure how I can help you see the harm in leaving.
That last paragraph is the problem, they know they are a line of defense for many vulnerable people in France. So leaving them to their own devices is a form of complicit acceptance.
rikudou@lemmings.world 5 days ago
There is a reason: you will be sued out of existence. And the bit about North Korea made me laugh, so thanks.
AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 5 days ago
You get sued no matter what authoritarian country your tools get used in, it doesn’t mean Signal Technology Foundation han to comply with French law, as they are not beholden by their jurisdiction. That is why I used North Korea as an e.g. Kim Jong Un can’t sue the world.
rikudou@lemmings.world 5 days ago
But if you officially operate somewhere, they can sue you, I thought that was common knowledge?
Anyway, not complying with local laws and operating in the country can get you in some serious trouble. And the trouble will escalate until you comply or pull out of the country.
Kim Jong Un can sue anyone. Like, they can sue Signal if they want. Sure, they have no way to enforce it, but they can sue (and win the case). It’s not like this would be a first, that happened quite a few times. Especially in dictatorship.