I can't help but feel that's half the idea. I recognise its an extremely tinfoil response. At least at the low level, it's probably just some dev that wants to

I can't help but feel that's half the idea. I recognise its an extremely tinfoil response. At least at the low level, it's probably just some dev that wants to make "cool features" but that easily exploited by "entity of the corporation" where it undoubtedly benefits huge incumbents who propose or at least first-past-the-post these features.