Windscribe joins Signal in threatening Canada exit over controversial surveillance bill

Windscribe logo on a laptop.

• Canada’s proposed Bill C-22 would require electronic service providers to retain user metadata for up to a year
• Encrypted messaging app Signal stated it would rather leave the Canadian market than undermine its privacy commitments.
• Windscribe confirmed it would follow suit, threatening to relocate its Canadian headquarters to avoid logging identifying user data

The fight for digital privacy in North America is heating up. Popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider Windscribe has threatened to relocate its headquarters out of Canada if the country's controversial new surveillance legislation, known as Bill C-22, is passed into law.