For extra points, get paid billions for it and then act outraged when the new owner decides to make back their investment.
Funny how literally the same thing happened with Oculus acquisition by Facebook.
The founders were true to these values and IMO did not just "act like a saint"
They did, however, act like fools by selling to Facebook and assuming WhatsApp stayed ethical.
I'm personally worried Signal will suffer the same fate. It's heavily trusted in its current state, but it could, in time, turn into a Silicon Valley "product" (and so will we). eye roll.