> The second limitation is that it is impractical to audit the hardware to determine whether you have actually received the unmodified open source design. For s

> The second limitation is that it is impractical to audit the hardware to determine whether you have actually received the unmodified open source design. For software this can be achieved using reproducible builds or just by compiling it for yourself. This is one of the things I'm hoping to study further during my PhD. I have a lot of reading to do before that, though :P