They are representing the taxpayer. They&#x27;re doing it in a way you don&#x27;t approve of, but any of us can say that about any number of things the government does!<p>I&#x27;m pretty skeptical that anything the FBI is doing is altering the balance of power in software security between the US and China.<p>It&#x27;s also a little weird to me that we have the expectation that a government agency is going to shoulder responsibility for ensuring the software we run is secure. Shouldn&#x27;t that be the vendor&#x27;s responsibility?