Somewhere in the middle, say point W, the image leaks and you wind up with the POTUS phone being tapped by Russia. Or by terrorists. Or a wanna-be POTUS assassin. It&#x27;s worse than Pandora&#x27;s box - once we open this box we will never be able to demonstrably prove that attempts to close it have succeeded, just like Ken Thompsons &quot;cc hack&quot;[1]. If and once Apple makes this image every Apple user on the planet, including the government, would be perpetually weary of it.<p>Basically, lim(consequences) = no guarantees that USA secrets are actually secret. If they can&#x27;t keep the lid on one employee (Snowden) how on earth could they trust themselves with something this dangerous? &#x27;Z&#x27; is inevitable.<p>The wording&#x2F;example that Apple used really appeals to the common person, but you need to frame it for the government if you are talking to the government.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.win.tue.nl&#x2F;~aeb&#x2F;linux&#x2F;hh&#x2F;thompson&#x2F;trust.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.win.tue.nl&#x2F;~aeb&#x2F;linux&#x2F;hh&#x2F;thompson&#x2F;trust.html</a>