Security tech companies are drawing increased attention from the U.S. public with secured chat apps and tools registering phenomenal growth in the U.S.

While adjusting to change is the norm, people normally welcome a change for the better, albeit that is a relative term. This is in the context of The Economist’s downgrading the United State’s Democracy Index from “full democracy” to “flawed.”

Donald Trump’s administration has given renewed vigour to a trend of people being afraid of a malicious government tracking and spying on their every move. Ever since Trump gained the White House, hackers and Infosec professionals have released security and best practice guidelines to the general public which has changed their attitude towards online security and privacy matters.

The usage of encrypted apps has spiked among the general public. Lavabit was relaunched with a distinctly anti-Trump sales pitch and as if that wasn’t enough, a growing number of information security professionals are saying they do not want to engage with the new U.S. administration. In fact, many infosec professionals have taken a more public position.

While relaunching Lavabit, founder Ladar Levison, wrote, “Former Lavabit users will be able to access their accounts in “Trustful” mode and update their credentials to the new DIME standard. Anyone who wants a future Lavabit account can pre-register for our next release available in all security modes… Today, the democratic power we transfer to keep identities safe is our own.”

The internet is seeing a bursts of guides which advise you on how to keep things private in this era of Donald Trump. While many reporters have trumpeted the need for a call to arms against intrusive government surveillance, many have praised Lavabit’s pros while choosing to ignore the cons.

The general public is increasingly having an interest in anti-surveillance communication techniques and technologies. Secure chat apps have seen a 70% rise in adoption globally by the end of 2016, with the U.S. accounting of half a million of the.

As reported by The Verge, “the app is getting more sustained daily downloads than Open Whisper’s encrypted products did after its second biggest boost: Edward Snowden’s revelations about the surveillance conducted by the NSA.”

As per the developer of Orbot, an android-based TOR browser, there has been a rise of 30% in adoption rates of the app after the U.S. elections, and the numbers are not declining.

“We’ll see a time-bound spike for a day or a week and then things go back to normal. What’s different in this case,” Freitas told the press, “is things don’t go back to normal.”

All of these development naturally have a particular painful moment when the companies involved have to make a heartbreaking decision: make a more secure world or submit to a government that doesn’t care about your privacy rights and our tomorrow.