Signal President Meredith Whittaker says she is again threatening to pull the encrypted messaging app from the UK, citing concerns about how the UK government is regulating technology. Whittaker frames the dispute around a proposed phone-screening approach and wider regulatory pressure, arguing that any compliance steps could weaken the technical guarantees Signal users rely on for privacy. In comments aired on The Mishal Husain Show, she says Signal would rather leave a market than “undermine the technical guarantees” that protect users’ privacy. The company’s position focuses on preserving the security properties of its service, rather than accepting changes that could affect how Signal functions on users’ devices. The Bloomberg reporting describes the threat as a continuation of Whittaker’s earlier statements, positioning the UK regulatory approach as the central issue behind the possibility of withdrawing from the market. The reports do not indicate that Signal has taken action to exit or that the UK has responded in detail within the coverage summarized here.
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker again threatens to exit UK over proposed phone-screening plan
Signal President Meredith Whittaker says she is again threatening to pull the encrypted messaging app from the UK, citing concerns about how the UK government is regulating technology. Whittaker frame...
- Signal President Meredith Whittaker says she is again threatening to withdraw the app from the UK.
- Whittaker links the threat to the UK government’s proposed approach to tech regulation, including phone-screening plans.
- She says Signal would rather exit a market than weaken the technical guarantees users trust for privacy.
- The comments are attributed to interviews conducted on The Mishal Husain Show.
- The reports do not indicate Signal has already left the UK market.
Signal President Meredith Whittaker has once again threatened to pull the app from the UK over the government’s approach to tech regulation. Whittaker told The Mishal Husain Show that Signal “would rather exit a market than undermine the technical guarantees that people trust for their privacy.” (Source: Bloomberg)
13 hours agoMeredith Whittaker, president of encrypted messaging company Signal, has once again threatened to pull the app from the UK over the government’s approach to tech regulation.
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