I think RMS is making a deep point about the ability to trust what your device is showing you when it's encumbered with non-open software, firmware, and hardwar

I think RMS is making a deep point about the ability to trust what your device is showing you when it's encumbered with non-open software, firmware, and hardware. I think a clever surveillance agency with inside access to the guts of the phone could make it very, very hard to detect.