An executive from Signal has warned the encrypted messaging app would pull out of Canada if forced to comply with Ottawa’s proposed legislation on lawful access, which he says could compromise the privacy of his company’s customers.
Udbhav Tiwari, Signal’s vice-president of strategy and global affairs, told The Globe and Mail that the company has significant concerns about measures in Bill C-22, also known as the Lawful Access Act, and would rather “rather pull out of the country than be compelled to compromise on the privacy promises” it has made to its users.
Bill C-22 passed second reading in the House of Commons last month and is now under study by the public safety and national security committee. Tiwari said the bill could threaten the use of encryption, a concern echoed by U.S. lawmakers and other tech companies….