Just curious, what about a secondary (burner I guess) smartphone? I have an old phone I stopped using years ago that I flashed LineageOS onto, it has no SIM card, I keep it fully shut down until I leave my house, and it only has Signal on it for messaging purposes and ProtonVPN. Is that also a big enough threat? I used it while at a No Kings protest.

Are dummy phones the only way to go?

Well, this is the INDIAN Supreme Court, but I will certainly use that line when the US government decides to parrot “if you have nothing to hide”

Okay, but people still need emails for basic services and accounts, so would you rather them use Gmail or Proton?

Like duh don’t email your mom with a detailed plan on how you’re gonna do a terrorist attack. Crazy idea, I know.