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SIGNAL STATEMENT ON GERMANY

signal.org2 min read

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The latest German Chat Control proposals would require scanning of every message, photo, and video on a person's device. Signal has announced that it will discontinue services in Germany, and possibly across Europe, if these controls are passed, arguing that regardless of whether messages are scanned before or after encryption, the controls negate the premises of end-to-end encryption.