It's possible that the vendor has targeted the user as the result of a court order. (Not necessarily by installing a software implant on the device itself, but

It's possible that the vendor has targeted the user as the result of a court order. (Not necessarily by installing a software implant on the device itself, but I suspect often these things are not necessarily as transparent as they should be even if done server-side.) This means there is potential of a conflict of interest here, and deferring to a third party solves that.