Came here to mention this as well. Really negates the security benefit to running a specific type of hardware. A design is only considered secure until we rea

Came here to mention this as well. Really negates the security benefit to running a specific type of hardware. A design is only considered secure until we realize that it isn’t. And who can say that these vulnerabilities weren't being exploited before being disclosed to the public? In my opinion choosing to have a smartphone in itself means accepting a degree of privacy loss of and risk if security issues in one form or another. Phones are a big attack surface, and no design is perfect.