Pinephone user experience - Possibly compromised by commercial & state-based hackers?

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I don't think this idea is entirely implausible, but I doubt that there's much effort being put into such sabotage yet. When the phones are more usable, I would fully expect all sorts of attacks from many directions. Microsoft certainly used to express outright hostility to Linux, so it wouldn't surprise me if more than a few companies had eyes looking in this direction. But as of now, it's such a tiny target that it would make more sense to prioritize other mainstream alternatives like LineageOS, BraxPhones, or something.