> Signal has received financing from the CIA so my trust level isn't high (even though I use it).
More like Signal once received funding from a fund that included funding from an organization that was once run by the CIA.
Still, I agree with your overall point. To be truly private, you need to disconnect. Other than that, you need to consider each trade off. Historically, this was difficult because companies barely disclosed what they did. Since GDPR and CCPA, a lot of the veil has been lifted.
More like Signal once received funding from a fund that included funding from an organization that was once run by the CIA.
Still, I agree with your overall point. To be truly private, you need to disconnect. Other than that, you need to consider each trade off. Historically, this was difficult because companies barely disclosed what they did. Since GDPR and CCPA, a lot of the veil has been lifted.