The point is that by fighting back they cannot get any more accurate than that, which helps, even if it’s incomplete and imperfect.

There’s also the spite angle, because fuck them, i am not gonna give them shit if i can help it!

Basically this. The project head might be a bit too paranoid, bellicose and problematic, but at this time a phone with GrapheneOS seems to be by far the safest way to have a smartphone, and the project head’s personality might be a part on this as their stated objective is to be able to resist state-level actors, you likely need someone who’s more than a bit “out there” to have the right mind for this

I have family that believes this and LIKE having ads, so yeah… 😓