The following is an automated Googletranslation of an article published at SVT:
The encrypted messaging app Signal is growing – now even the Swedish Armed Forces use the app.
But the government wants to force the company to introduce a technical backdoor for the Police and Säpo.
– If it becomes a reality, we will leave Sweden, says Signal’s head Meredith Whittaker, in an exclusive interview with SVT.
If the government gets its way, the bill will be tabled in the Riksdag as early as March next year.
The bill states that companies like Signal and Whatsapp will be forced to store all messages sent using the apps.
Signal – which is run by a non-profit foundation – now tells SVT News that the company will leave Sweden if the bill becomes a reality.
Read more at SVT.