"The smartphone is a device we entrust with practically all of our secrets."
That is the main problem to me. Manufacturers building spyware into their products is just the consequence resulting from those products being closed paired with being connected, and the manufacturers' ability to get away with it. Putting aside conspiracies, spying people still is a lucrative business, therefore I don't expect any manufacturer to resist that opportunity.
It's up to people to educate themselves about the dangers when trusting a device that is closed and goes online.
That is the main problem to me. Manufacturers building spyware into their products is just the consequence resulting from those products being closed paired with being connected, and the manufacturers' ability to get away with it. Putting aside conspiracies, spying people still is a lucrative business, therefore I don't expect any manufacturer to resist that opportunity. It's up to people to educate themselves about the dangers when trusting a device that is closed and goes online.