Not really. People who use the apps are trying to preserve (conserve) the time when privacy wasn't an afterthought. It's not working, but they're sure trying.
What I mean is that privacy is no longer mainstream. The software shown does work but the majority of people don't use it or don't even know what it is.
It's using the word conservative in its literal definition, rather than the definition it's been given by some that incorrectly use it to describe their beliefs.