What you're essentially saying is this: stick with Google because you're still likely to be subject to surveillance outside the "Google-sphere" but with Google,

What you're essentially saying is this: stick with Google because you're still likely to be subject to surveillance outside the "Google-sphere" but with Google, at least your data is secure from network attacks. He says quite clearly in the article that he moved away from Google to own his data and online identity. What does it matter if his new setup is less secure that Google? Now that he's stopped using some of Google's services, they no longer have a detailed record of his behaviour on the web. Good on him for taking a principled stand and acting on it.