Right, you don't have to trust the good faith and intentions of these huge companies, just that they don't want to get sued to hell and back by the other huge c

Right, you don't have to trust the good faith and intentions of these huge companies, just that they don't want to get sued to hell and back by the other huge companies that rely on their products. You can't trust them to do (or not do) anything that they haven't legally promised to do (or not do), but outright lying isn't as profitable as people think.