Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker announced the company will exit markets where governments require backdoor access to encrypted messages. As Sweden considers legislation that could undermine end-to-end encryption (E2EE), Whittaker reiterated her belief that such backdoors compromise user privacy. Signal’s stance mirrors its response to the UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill. Whittaker emphasized that implementing backdoors creates vulnerabilities accessible to all, not just law enforcement, and expressed a commitment to uphold strong encryption standards at any cost.
"There is no such thing as a backdoor for E2EE that only the good guys can access. It either works for everyone or it's broken for everyone."
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