Its sad, but the privacy movement has grown in general, services like ProtonMail or Tutanota wouldn't exist without snowden and people wanting digital privacy.

Its sad, but the privacy movement has grown in general, services like ProtonMail or Tutanota wouldn't exist without snowden and people wanting digital privacy. Also this discussion about privacy wouldn't happen if snowden didn't show how important it is, it probably would've been banned right after WhatsApp implemented it. I also think that privacy minded people are a big part of self-hosting enthusiasts.