So your argument is that you trust governments more than you trust Apple, Google, and smartphone manufacturers?
I'm no fan of any of those companies, but that doesn't mean I think they're less trustworthy than governments.
In fact, a big part of the reason smartphones as a platform can be locked down to the extent they are is government regulation of the "phone" part. Regulations intended to prevent a bad actor from using a phone or similar device to blast everyone else within range off the air by transmitting at high power (or other similar nefarious things) have had the actual effect of making entire phone platforms into jails. What should have happened is that the "phone" part that controls things like transmit power should have been separated from the "computer-like device" part, so that the latter could be open, at least to the extent that PCs are. But that didn't happen, because government regulation is a very poor tool.
I'm no fan of any of those companies, but that doesn't mean I think they're less trustworthy than governments.
In fact, a big part of the reason smartphones as a platform can be locked down to the extent they are is government regulation of the "phone" part. Regulations intended to prevent a bad actor from using a phone or similar device to blast everyone else within range off the air by transmitting at high power (or other similar nefarious things) have had the actual effect of making entire phone platforms into jails. What should have happened is that the "phone" part that controls things like transmit power should have been separated from the "computer-like device" part, so that the latter could be open, at least to the extent that PCs are. But that didn't happen, because government regulation is a very poor tool.