&gt; Apple can [sic] starts using the new Trusted Computing[4] features on new CPUs (such as SGX[5]), good luck regaining control.<p>It seems the apocalypse came to pass a while back, with the Secure Enclave in Apple&#x27;s A7 processors.<p>&gt; Of course, they know how to disable the restrictions or install a jailbreak, so these problems don&#x27;t apply to the technological priesthood - it&#x27;s normal people that have to live with the restrictions.<p>Here&#x27;s the funny thing: normal people <i>benefit</i> from those restrictions. Without them, their devices – the ones you insist they should own – would quickly become someone else&#x27;s: the attacker&#x27;s. It <i>would</i> be awesome if people started thinking about long-term consequences.<p>Honest question: do you hate root? Should all processes run with equal privileges? Does the kernel have an evil and undesired permissions level?