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[-] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

If this is passed, would this only apply to people in France? Like Signal and WhatsApp, etc, could they make a different version of the app / backend that's unencrypted just for them? Is that even possible? I can't imagine Signal adding a backdoor for everyone in the world.

Or would they just outright pull their software / apps from being used in France? But then what's stopping someone in France from sideloading the app and using a VPN?

[-] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago

Signal has already threatened to pull out of both Australia and the UK when they were talking about passing similar laws.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago
[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Yeah, if Signal is pulling out of your country, you dun goofed.

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