Signal will leave the UK if the current version of the Online Safety Bill becomes law, says the company’s president
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Marketplace Tech
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Marketplace
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audio
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News
Technology
Publication Date |
Sep 01, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:10:09

The UK’s “Online Safety Bill” is on Parliament’s agenda as members return next week. Supporters promise it would make Britain the safest place in the world to be online, protecting especially kids from harmful content. But while acknowledging its intent, U.S. tech executives say it deals a major blow to privacy. Meredith Whittaker, president of the nonprofit encrypted messaging app Signal, is an outspoken critic. She’s concerned by a clause that lets British regulators mandate that citizens install surveillance software.

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