That statement was made in reference to features of the app not in reference to what country he moved to. He didn't say "now that I'm in America and have priva

That statement was made in reference to features of the app not in reference to what country he moved to. He didn't say "now that I'm in America and have privacy I can make this app* It said basically his experience living in a country with no privacy led him to build his app in a way that respects privacy of it's users. Big difference. You could make the same argument about his current country (the US) although I don't think anyone can seriously compare the two.