Everything is designed to be exploited.
Everyone and everything is designed to be exploited, so why are we surprised that someone with moderate intelligence is taking over? Let's start with all modern personal computers, laptops, phones, and cars. All of them are made with closed source mystery code that could allow an unknown person to do whatever they want with that device. Starting with modern computer processors (CPU), all from Intel and AMD. Both only work with their closed source firmware meaning, it could be doing anything and giving anyone access all without you knowing it. If you try to use your CPU without the closed source firmware from the manufacturer, your CPU will determine the firmware does not contain a digital signature from the manufacturer and it renders itself inoperable until you try again with a firmware that has a digital signature from the manufacturer. Both Intel and AMD claim they both attempt to make secure firmware but time and time again both manufactures are shown to have serious security flaws that allow attackers to gain full control of these devices. Recording conversations, accessing cameras, location info, logging passwords, and much worse. We are talking about an attacker here with malicious intent but the closed source firmware is designed to give the oppressor and government contractors total access and control. It does not matter how open source and secure you made your Linux operating system on that old windows computer with an AMD or Intel processor because if your BIOS/firmware can be hacked, it has access everything your operating system does. Graphene OS is a campaign to get people who want privacy to be tracked and hacked on Google firmware. Android boot loaders and iOS firmware is all mystery code meaning no one really knows who get access. If everyone read this and understood that open source code is necessary for privacy, the world would be a better place. The stupid oppressor will always ask for blind faith. Have a peek behind the curtain if you dare. Anyone who says you can not have privacy and security is either ignorant or is a lying oppressor.