Signal, the messaging app, announced its intention to abandon France if the proposed encryption backdoor requirements are implemented, mirroring its stance in Sweden. CEO Meredith Whittaker criticized the French proposal, asserting that introducing a backdoor compromises the integrity of end-to-end encryption, which should only involve the sender and recipient. Whittaker highlighted the potential dangers of such a measure, arguing that it does not only affect local users but could also threaten Signal's privacy guarantees worldwide, as vulnerabilities could be exploited beyond jurisdictional boundaries.
Just as it did with Sweden, Signal is refusing to stay in a territory that undermines its encryption strategy, arguing that a backdoor in France would undermine protections for users worldwide.
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