Not really. I haven’t used Google Search in close to a decade.

I got a refurbished Pixel 7A for $220 just to mess around with GrapheneOS. It’s a very affordable phone.

You’re allowed to use periods you know.

Sure, if they let your smelly ass get close enough to them.

Signal has been pretty throughly audited by data security experts. It’s as secure or more so than Telegram. It uses end to end encryption, same as Telegram. If you’re crossing the border, unlink your device, delete the app, and relink it later. Your account can’t be restore via SMS. I’m not sure what you mean by that. I’m sure my government can collect any data they want if they’re determined enough, but Signal is about as secure as it gets if you’re talking civilian digital communication.

Chats are only synchronized in Signal on actively linked devices. If you link a new device, your chat history will be completely blank at first.

https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba/