> What prevents manufacturers from providing phones that are somehow different from the off the shelf versions? Nothing, I imagine. The only certain foil for

> What prevents manufacturers from providing phones that are somehow different from the off the shelf versions? Nothing, I imagine. The only certain foil for this is random sampling of retail products. No reliance on manufacturer probity required. Post VW dieselgate the need for this is self evident. At least to anyone that isn't a lawyer in a government bureaucracy.