This may sound defeatist or paranoid, but I heard from somebody that works at a relevant company that most countries have the ability to censor/tap all types of

This may sound defeatist or paranoid, but I heard from somebody that works at a relevant company that most countries have the ability to censor/tap all types of things based on their local laws which may be very self serving politically (e.g. India). I guess this isn't too surprising if you've followed the China/Apple thing.