Although our day-to-day devices are not meant to be explosive devices (and boy, are they unstable despite our best efforts [0]). I can't help but feel like a l

Although our day-to-day devices are not meant to be explosive devices (and boy, are they unstable despite our best efforts [0]). I can't help but feel like a line was crossed by whomever performed that type of supply-chain attack: they were effectively a much-more productive Unabomber. We've been told that surely a couple of grams of explosives were at fault... My main worry (as a ChemEng who has pivoted to InfoSec) is if this was a much harder to detect combination of different battery-chemistry + firmware attack as detonator. I confess I haven't had the time to read much more into reports but it'd be great to put that worry at hand if there's any writeup about unexploded device tear-downs. My highest concern is the chilling effect that this can have on freedom of speech (and thought): Can I raise objections about anything or will hacker mercenaries from BigCorp/BigState detonate my device in my hands or sleep? [0]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xlLDKVDl9gA&t=225 https://youtube.com/watch?v=xlLDKVDl9gA&t=225