Privacy Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes

[shattered world]

As the article says “ Canada's metadata retention bill is the latest government attempt to build surveillance into the internet's infrastructure”.

https://www.techspot.com/news/112672-signal-duckduckgo-nordvpn-threaten-exit-canada-if-metadata.html#google_vignette

Thoughts?

 

[botboy]

If they’re serious about privacy then it makes sense for them to pull out of Canada.

At the same time I know there are some privacy concerns with nordvpn so now I’m wondering if it’s just some publicity stunt on their end.