There’s a legitimate argument to be had about privacy vs. safety. The police need information to investigate crimes, complete privacy means all crimes go unsolved. It should absolutely require the police put in some legwork, law enforcement shouldn’t be able to be automated, but where in-between the two extremes you draw the line on this issue is subjective.

I don’t want the government to have all the information, and I do want the government to be able to enforce the law. VPN’s are probably where I draw the line, private access to information is a red-line for me. Signal chat is a grey area for me, because it is also a means of accessing information but privacy of association is not something I consider to be important enough for the risks to public safety.