It was > independent security audits paid with public money The "with public money" part means they are funded and thus controlled by the government. Not tha

It was > independent security audits paid with public money The "with public money" part means they are funded and thus controlled by the government. Not that i think a privately owned megacorp is much better, after all i do not like the scare boxes you see on unsigned (and "lesser signed") programs in Windows and macOS unless you pay the certificate mafia protection money - but at least those do not block you completely.