> Nope. How can you verify that the object code faithfully embodies the source code, By compiling yourself. You're lost if you think that. >and the phone itself doesn't have any extra chips or processors or ROM? That's the only smart / correct part of your post. However the idea that glows give enough fucks about you or me to proceed with such an investigation into either you or me is absurd. They don't have the manpower, the human intelligence assets, the money, or the time to spy on Anticlutch's phone or Prairie's phone. So why the fuck are you hating on open source? What it does do is prevent (((apple))) (((google))) (((facebook))) (((CNN))) (((citibank))) etc. from fucking with your data. Which is realistic, a thing that happens, and easily avoided. You're suggesting otherwise because glowniggers at the NSA and GCHQ have access to ring privilege level -1 on your post pentium 4 intel / AMD etc.