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But depending on your threat model, it can still be useful. If a state actor has a backdoor into something, would they burn that capability to get you? If you are a dissident in a totalitarian government, you would expect them to throw everything at you and not tell anyone how/why. If you are terrorizing and could be tried in a “classified” setting, you would expect them to throw everything at you. If you are Jane Average passing nudes and talking about doing a little Molly last weekend and would have a lawyer go through discovery, you are probably safe.



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