Would you say that you had an epiphany about respecting privacy, after earlier dabbling in intimate surveillance capitalism, and are now firmly committed to privacy?
If so, have you found a way to lock in that commitment?
For example, some kind of contractual assurance, which can't be revoked by the usual "we've updated our privacy policy" (such as might accompany a leadership change, or change of heart), and which effectively survives any merger/acquisition or sale of assets?
(Of course, even with that in place, technologically, a new version of an app could be pushed that irrevocably violates all the users' privacy, in a matter of hours. But at least then, the company, executives, and owners might be sued into oblivion, and even face criminal charges in various jurisdictions.)