This might actually have MORE message services leaving. We know a lot of them hold data for feds and spooks but if they stay in the market and the EU does this change, it'll be open admission their services aren't private or secure and you'll see some no longer use the services even in another country.
In Signal's case I think this is just virtue signalling. Considering they require a phone number to register I don't think they're offended by the privacy implications. They're probably just in bed with the Feds and not EU spooks and see a low cost marketing opportunity.
I'll just take this opportunity to recommend SimpleX to anyone interested in a privacy app that's the real deal. They don't require any personal information to use and you don't need to use their servers to transmit messages at all.
This might actually have MORE message services leaving. We know a lot of them hold data for feds and spooks but if they stay in the market and the EU does this change, it'll be open admission their services aren't private or secure and you'll see some no longer use the services even in another country.
In Signal's case I think this is just virtue signalling. Considering they require a phone number to register I don't think they're offended by the privacy implications. They're probably just in bed with the Feds and not EU spooks and see a low cost marketing opportunity.
I'll just take this opportunity to recommend SimpleX to anyone interested in a privacy app that's the real deal. They don't require any personal information to use and you don't need to use their servers to transmit messages at all.