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Signal to leave Sweden if new law with ‘backdoor requirements’ comes into force

The social media application Signal is displayed on the screen of an iPhone.
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Martina Lindberg

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Proposed law due this year will require messaging apps to store data, and to implement technical backdoors.

Encrypted messaging app Signal has declared that it will leave the Swedish market if a new proposed law requiring messaging app-providers to store messages is approved.

The proposed law is due to come into force on March 1, 2026, and will require encrypted apps such as WhatsApp and Signal to

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