[m52go]

The legal entities can move to other jurisdictions, sure, but it doesn't matter because app distribution still occurs primarily through USA-based Google Play and USA-based Apple App Store—both of which can easily geofence apps as they please (or as they're required).

This is one of the reasons I've started to appreciate Matrix a lot more lately.

https://matrix.org/blog/2020/01/02/on-privacy-versus-freedom

[billme]

Putting aside Signal officially declining to the add option to discover or manually add a server via the client, theirs nothing stopping anyone from going to GitHub, downloading the code for the server and client, editing the code however they see fit as long as it follows the legal guidelines.

[CGamesPlay]

> long as it follows the legal guidelines.

So like, as long as they add in the backdoor?

[jayp1418]

Nope. But following GPL open source license guidelines and releasing your changed codes. And not using signal name and their copyright materials.

[young_unixer]

The real solution is switching to open source mobile operating systems.

[lima]

Android is open source. Alternative app stores exist. Play Services can be replaced.