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Signal threatens to leave France if encryption backdoor required | ComputerworldOne of these days this is going to actually have to happen before they pay attention; one of the few architectural benefits of Signal requiring a phone number to bootstrap an identity is that they can fairly easily block any account associated with a +33 or +44 international dial code:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3850597/signal-threatens-to-leave-france-if-encryption-backdoor-required.html
#endToEndEncryption #france #signal #surveillance
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2025-03-21 10:22:37 UTC
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