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e2e, without root, leaves me completely exposed to key escrows or just straight up key exfiltration. It feels like a paper victory.

Run a second device with the cell modem disabled or without one, and have it access the Internet via WiFi or bluetooth, to reduce the attack surface.

With E2E, the cloud providers are legally required to hand over your private data, often without a warrant.

What they have to hand over is scrambled nonsense, but they still have to hand it over.

According to ChatGPT 4, US-based cloud providers are not necessarily legally required to inform or disclose sharing your data with or selling your data to the US government.