People everywhere rely on Signal to protect their communication, including human rights workers, governments, board rooms, militaries, and millions of individuals around the world for whom privacy is an existential matter.

One government in particular.

Growing up it was Starfleet Academy and Armada 2

I had the exact same experience. Didn’t even know it was so disliked at the time

For most people looking for a phone, it’s the choice of which company you want to give your data too. But there are very obvious options when it comes to browsers.

If you don’t want Google to see what you’re doing then don’t use Google products