FarraigePlaisteach comments on Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@piefed.social 27 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Place your bets everyone, which way do you think this will go?

Canada doesn't pass the surveillance law
The law passes and some/all of Signal/DDG/NordVPN remain anyway
The law passes and they exit Canada
(something else)

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

#2 DDG might not leave, Signal might do something maliciously compliant, and NordVPN will just leave.

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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

How could signal comply? It would ruin their brand.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Maliciously comply.

Maybe have the app available in Canada, but it only lets users email the government.

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

I'm thinking the law passes but the courts kill it due to it violating our Charter. I also feel that the tech companies will not wait for the court case to conclude before leaving Canada.

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

the law passes with exceptions to specifically these 3 that threatened to leave

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[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 months ago

2 or 3

I guess signal has more to lose in reputation, than Canada brings them as country

For the other ones, I don't know

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