Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes

Re:Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes by louwrentius on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:16AM (#43173779)

Removing the advanced encryption option for new accounts is really 'caving' to the demands of the government in my view.

And in time, they will also remove the e2e encryption on existing accounts using the e2e feature to comply with UK demands.

They may have sounded the alarm, which I appreciate, but they still have to 'cave' and do as the UK government tells them or they have to cease operations in the UK.

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Re:Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes by ubermonkey on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @12:43PM (#43174981)

What I'm really noting here is that Apple had no good options.

Capitulating would've meant giving the UK government the back door they wanted. They didn't do that. They complied in a loud and public way, which unmistakably shined a light on the insane request.

The only other options for them were withdrawal from the UK market entirely, or a secret court fight they'd probably lose.

To me, their actual response reads more like malicious compliance than "caving," which usually implies giving up completely.

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