Signal warns it could stop operating in U.S. if anti-encryption bill passes

Signal is warning that an anti-encryption bill circulating in Congress could force the private messaging app to pull out of the US market. 

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the free app, which offers end-to-end encryption, has seen a surge in traffic. But on Wednesday, the nonprofit behind the app published a blog post, raising the alarm around the EARN IT Act. “At a time when more people than ever are benefiting from these (encryption) protections, the EARN IT bill proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee threatens to put them at risk,” Signal developer Joshua Lund wrote in the post.  Read more...