Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill

Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill

Secure messaging service says it will not weaken its encryption, privacy safeguards for government

Signal threatens Canada exit over new law

Signal's vice-president of strategy and global affairs warned the messaging app could leave Canada over Bill C-22.

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Secure messaging service Signal yesterday became the latest company to warn that Bill C-22, the lawful access bill, could force it to leave the Canadian market rather than comply with provisions it says would compromise its end-to-end encryption and create new cybersecurity risks. Signal vice-president Udbhav Tiwari told the Globe and Mail that the company “would rather pull out of the country than be compelled to compromise on the privacy promi…