This is the Apple mindset, glossy features and apps but forgetting that these apps are made by people that aren't perfect. Looking at code almost feels 'dirty'

This is the Apple mindset, glossy features and apps but forgetting that these apps are made by people that aren't perfect. Looking at code almost feels 'dirty' to many Apple users. Like first class passengers on a cruise ship being horrified at the oily smell of the engine room :) It's part of the glamour that Apple has built around its products, but it is mainly a marketing thing. After all Cellebrite and Pegasus manage to break through just fine. The big benefit though of reproducible builds is that what you see in the code repo is actually what you get on your device. There is no reason to hide this code like Apple do, it's not 'magic' and having visibility helps against apps abusing the users' data.