> You're saying this because Xorg runs as root, which means that any security flaw in Xorg yields root access. They're saying that because every app under Xorg

> You're saying this because Xorg runs as root, which means that any security flaw in Xorg yields root access. They're saying that because every app under Xorg can do keylogging they're effectively running as root, as any of them can keylog your root password next time you type it in.