Why do companies tell users to “trust them” without any proof they are trustworthy?
You know the answer here, they are not to be trusted.
Samsung phones, for example, have a gpsd, which phones home at random times. This runs as root, ignores vpn settings (so no netguard for you!), and if it is just getting updated agps info, it sure seems to send a lot of data for that.
So no, they don't want a legitly auditable device. Too many questions, you see.
It is also worth mentioning, since I didn’t realize it until I worked in depth in the space: your CPU is not the only place to execute code, or the only place with access to hardware.
You know the answer here, they are not to be trusted.
Samsung phones, for example, have a gpsd, which phones home at random times. This runs as root, ignores vpn settings (so no netguard for you!), and if it is just getting updated agps info, it sure seems to send a lot of data for that.
So no, they don't want a legitly auditable device. Too many questions, you see.