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Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog (www.techradar.com)
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[โ€“] lung@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

It's interesting that signal was partially funded by the American govt international propaganda wing (radio free Asia parent) early on. So I mean, not totally wrong. Though of course I'm a big fan of signal and it's developers

[โ€“] msokiovt@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

This was after tons of people signed the petition to completely remove the OSA. I may not be from Britain myself (some family is from there, though, for me), but Westminster doubled down on the OSA.