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@vga@sopuli.xyz to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 21 days ago

"We would be less confidential than Google" – Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law

www.techradar.com

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"We would be less confidential than Google" – Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law

www.techradar.com

@vga@sopuli.xyz to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 21 days ago
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If passed, new rules would require VPNs and messaging apps to identify and retain users' data
  • @loomy@lemy.lol
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    where they gonna go?

    • @Stillwater@sh.itjust.works
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      1•20 days ago

      Any other country except Russia

      • @cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de
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        I mean as long as you dont say anything about Putin, Russia provides the best freedom of speech

        • @untakenusername@sh.itjust.works
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          1•19 days ago

          thats an interesting way of putting it lol

      • @loomy@lemy.lol
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        The law is so bad it makes Switzerland second to Russia?

        • @Stillwater@sh.itjust.works
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          Just going on whats in the article

          “This revision attempts to implement something that has been deemed illegal in the EU and the United States. The only country in Europe with a roughly equivalent law is Russia,” said Yen

          “I think we would have no choice but to leave Switzerland,” said Yen. “The law would become almost identical to the one in force today in Russia. It’s an untenable situation. We would be less confidential as a company in Switzerland than Google, based in the United States. So it’s impossible for our business model.”

          • @loomy@lemy.lol
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            1•19 days ago

            damn.

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          Isn’t Russia known for censorship in surveillance?

          The US is better than Russia and the US isn’t exactly setting a high bar

    • @jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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      Sweden or Germany would work

      • Shifty Eyes
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        Both are part of 14 eyes, I’d be wary.

        https://cyberinsider.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/

      • @pmk@lemmy.sdf.org
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        Sadly Sweden has a government that wants to force backdoors to encrypted services. They haven’t succeeded yet, but Sweden might not be safe in the future.

        • @jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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          3•20 days ago

          All governments want this. Everywhere.

          The difference is where the people allow it and they don’t.

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