I think it is worth reiterating that regardless of (insert application) provider used, one should assume lawful intercept and low friction compliance, not to me

I think it is worth reiterating that regardless of (insert application) provider used, one should assume lawful intercept and low friction compliance, not to mention eventual data leakage from hacks, bugs and competence issues. If PGP is difficult, people can use a simpler route of 7-zip encrypting text files with a pre-shared passphrase. Share your passphrase out-of-band when feasible. i.e. physical notes, sftp, voice chat, private chat server (mumble / murmur super easy to set up), etc... Use different passphrases for different circles of friends. Example: [1] [1] - https://tinyvpn.org/e/c/6/ec6ef8690422c94f17da3b2caa60a5c1.7z https://tinyvpn.org/e/c/6/ec6ef8690422c94f17da3b2caa60a5c1.7... Created using: 7za a -mhe=on -p ./SECRET.7z ./SECRET.txt pw akduygajygrvads____________lgidufh^-_adliuanj^^^42^^^^^^^onijhoijg__1__