It's bizarre watching people realize slowly, in real time, that tech companies do not, in fact, have their backs.

They never did. They only pretended to because it was fashionable.

They would kill you and your entire family if it made their growth in profits increase by 0.1% this quarter, and they'd do it with a song in their hearts.

And they would do so without fear of prosecution, because they've basically bought out the entire political system through lobbying and can blatantly bribe Supreme Court Justices without consequence.

Why would they be incentivized to actually protect your privacy? Especially when your data is so valuable for growing their profits?

To a lot of business types, encryption isn't a question about privacy. It's about access controls. And they implicitly believe they get access.

So, too, will their buddies in the government.

You cannot, and should not, expect billionaires to have your backs. They don't give a fuck about you. They never will. Don't believe them.