There’s a chance, OP, that you might have carbon monoxide poisoning if it’s true that you “became paranoid all of a sudden”. For anyone with gas appliances, regularly check that your CO detectors are working.
I don’t mean this as a diss or to invalidate your (totally valid) concerns about data privacy.
I was just happy to see that they added a tab for albums to the Photos app. That was my biggest frustration.