Why do apps such as the DuckDuckGo browser or Signal seem to try to protect my own data from me?
This is a general pattern that occurs in various security- and privacy-conscious applications...
The DuckDuckGo browser, for example, won't let me show my browsing history. It does seem to store it, however, since it shows visited links in a different color than unvisited links and shows sites I've viewed as suggestions in its address bar.
Signal "for my security" won't let me transfer my old messages to a new Desktop installation and also makes it difficult to export my message history. (But if I'm determined enough I can still export my messages by simply ctrl+c ctrl+v'ing them).
There seem to be multiple valid use cases for viewing my browsing history and archiving my messaging history.
My understanding has always been that privacy is to protect my data from various 3rd parties that might be interested in it. However, in addition to that, such apps seem to also try to to protect my data from myself. But I've always thought that I should have unlimited access to my own data.
Why is that so? What is the rationale of this trend?
