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    10 months ago

    Yeah this is just a way to push censorship and more surveillance. Its no secret that Singapore has some Chinese influence and its entirely possible this is just a precursor to locked down devices to prevent the use of encrypted messaging.

    (I don’t have actual evidence to support this claim so take it how you please)

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      10 months ago

      Signal is shipped right on the Play Store. If they were up to killing encrypted messaging, they should remove the most widely available apps.

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        10 months ago

        That could be a step 2. When you let someone step on your freedom they will continue to increase there control.

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        10 months ago

        the play store has geo-blocking apps as a feature. Meaning that, if it was necessary, google could restrict the Signal app from being installed in Singapore, at the Chinese government’s request