> Do you trust the manufacturer? Difficult, unless they've already manufactured a phone before, that I know very well. And on the other hand, if they're bing a

> Do you trust the manufacturer? Difficult, unless they've already manufactured a phone before, that I know very well. And on the other hand, if they're bing and have manufactured things before - some might be good and other bad. e.g. do you trust Samsung or Xiaomi for example? Do you trust Dell or Asus or Lenovo for laptops? No general answer really. Other than the fact that, at the bottom line, capitalist corporations are more committed to generating profit for the owners than benefit for the users/customers, and in that sense trust is inherently limited. > What about their suppliers? How would users know about the suppliers, or know whether suppliers are trustworthy? Also, same point as above.