I&#x27;m inclined to agree in that they can&#x27;t really be trusted if they can&#x27;t be thoroughly audited and all the lockdown is an obstruction to that.<p>On the other hand I think they could really be doing good things behind the veils, and that could benefit very large numbers of people who don&#x27;t have the knowledge or inclination to defend their own communications, (and anyone who has the knowledge and inclination but also the misfortune of needing to communicate with those who don&#x27;t).<p>I don&#x27;t know anything about Jacobs beyond what we&#x27;ve just seen here, but I would guess someone who has worked on that level with Open Whisper Systems wouldn&#x27;t be prone to accepting poor security design, nor to accepting unethical practices in handling user information. I&#x27;d be much happier with an open Apple Inc. too, but as long as it keeps standing for a closed and locked environment, Jacobs seems like just the kind of person I would want working there.