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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by ranger_danger on Friday October 29, 2021 @06:08PM (#29044076)
Or perhaps more likely, they'll go the lavabit/CALEA route, and order that their platform be modified to allow wiretapping, at which point Signal must choose between either complying with such requests, or going out of business.

If that happens, hopefully usage of p2p messaging apps like Briar or Status will gain more traction and usage.

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by jojobas on Friday October 29, 2021 @06:42PM (#29044353)
>complying with such requests, or going out of business

Complying with such a request is going out of business.

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by strictfp on Friday October 29, 2021 @08:51PM (#29045066)
Press x to doubt
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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by jojobas on Friday October 29, 2021 @11:03PM (#29045644)
Signal's userbase is different from Whatsapp's, they made a conscious decision to put up with some of the inconveniences for ultimate privacy. Once the canary is out they'll leave.
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