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Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill
(www.theglobeandmail.com)
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this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
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This just in, Canada post and other mail providers will now be opening all envelopes and packages sent. All contents will be scanned or photographed and held on file for 2 years time, and released to relevant authorities upon request of investigation. To make things easier please do not seal packages or envelopes for easier and more convenient access.
All photos and scanned documents will be held in a highly secured database with easy backdoors access!
Pretty much the equivalent in terms of what Canada wants to implement with access to signal chats, VPN logs, and asking ISPs to keep logs for 1-2 years minimum.
Somehow our politicians don't seem to see the similarities between sending a message online vs sending a physical envelope in the mail. Also, in both cases a person could encrypt their messages/letters if they choose leaving regular folks with less security.
This government actually does want to search your mail too. No joke. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mail-searches-seu-9.7180828
Well fuck
Authoritarianism. Now its your turn to do something Canadians, don’t let it spread.
Crazy, it's almost like they treat us like inmates!
~~To make things easier please do not seal packages or envelopes for easier and more convenient access~~
Sealing packages and envelopes is now actionable with a limitation period of 10 years.
I dont understand how they will pull out of canada... will the google play store have geo-restrictions on installing the apk?
or will they just deactivate any account with a canadian phone number?
how many countries has Signal pulled out of so far? I keep hearing about it
They've threatened to for a lot of them, but I'm not actually sure if they've actually done so.
There's a few countries that blocked signal, but I don't know if signal has voluntarily pulled out of any country yet
For example, they've threatened to leave Canada, Sweden, and Australia so far from memory
Damn, Canada, Palantir owns your government too.
Fuck this bill.
Only a day or two left to write to your MP and object to it.
FWIW, my MP responded to my message confirming his opposition to C-22 and his understanding of this legislation as advancing provisions for mass surveillance.
Maybe we should be looking at the larger picture here this is exactly why Signal or any other privately owned centralized messaging system can never be trusted. Stop using Signal or WhatsApp.
Look at alternatives like Matrix that are immune to this sort of thing.
The point flew over your head so hard. People already use and can look into matrix and that makes this still bad.