cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/canada/p/727265/signal-to-ottawa-we-ll-leave-canada-before-we-help-you-spy-on-users

Signal is drawing a hard line on the federal government’s proposed surveillance legislation: comply with Bill C-22 or leave the country. The secure messaging app says it would rather ditch the Canadian market than be forced to weaken the privacy protections it has built its reputation on. In an interview with The Globe and Mail

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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Web browsers have a local storage API.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Signal mentioned that their apps were best for security and a web browser had too many vulnerabilities that they couldn't guarantee.

    They prefer to manage their own apps - a signal desktop app being one of them.

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