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Bill C-22: Time Is Running Out to Stop Canada’s Surveillance Law
Canada’s Bill C-22 would require metadata retention and surveillance capabilities from service providers.
Signal’s Red Line Is Canada’s Bill C-22
The bill’s amendments may soften the language without softening the stakes.
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Withdrawal Symptoms on The Long Goodbye to Big Tech
The first few weeks with an alternative are often the price of having one.
Signal Beta Lets Android Users Create Accounts Without Phone Numbers
Signal is finally cutting the cord between private messaging and the phone company.
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Signal's Phone Number Problem Finally Has an Asterisk
Here's what to know, what to avoid, about Signal's move away from the phone number.
German Customs Made Secret Messenger Surveillance Permanent
A leaked directive reveals how exceptional access became routine procedure.
DHS Asks Judge for Names in Maine Signal Chats
To prove your speech was chilled, you have to describe the thing you were chilled out of doing, in detail, to the people who chilled you.
WhatsApp Starts Asking Some Indian Users for a Date of Birth
India's IT Secretary says the government will check with WhatsApp about its DPDP age verification methods.
Signal Could Be Working on Accounts Without Phone Numbers
Signal usernames arrived in 2024, but signup still needs a phone number. New server code suggests that may change.
Radar Chat Brings Bitcoin Payments to Signal Messaging
It runs on Signal, holds your keys, and slips a Bitcoin button next to the message box, no cash tag required.
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WhatsApp’s New Update Can Shield You or Sell You Out
Used with care it hides what you give away, and used carelessly it swaps one exposure for another.
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The Strange Truth Behind the New WhatsApp Privacy Lawsuits
End-to-end encrypted, with asterisks nobody reads.
