> The person who manufactured the device shouldn't since they didn't use the device to break the law. The issue at hand is that if the manufacturer is the one

> The person who manufactured the device shouldn't since they didn't use the device to break the law. The issue at hand is that if the manufacturer is the one who turns on the device, then yes, it is 100% them breaking the law. If my phone is hacked and the microphone is remotely enabled to record a conversation and ends up violating the law, I'm not at fault, the hacker is. So how is it different if the "hacker" is just the manufacturer using a private channel that they built for themselves?