Thanks for the lengthy explanation. I just have no confidence that the gov’t isn’t secretly (and invisibly) monitoring ALL handheld digital devices, including the iPhone.
Just keep in mind that the data itself cannot be invisible - while the shadowy figure collecting it may be “invisible”.
The DATA simply cannot be made to disappear “into the ether” to then magically appear somewhere else - and not be seen between here and there. It HAS TO pass from router to router. There’s no exception to that. You can’t hack your way out of that absolute law.
And then secondly - the data HAS TO HAVE A DESTINATION ADDRESS. You can’t hack your way out of that one either.
And, by the way, don’t get this mixed up with data that youy create yourself and send out on the Internet. In this thread we’re talking about something that you did not initiate - and it’s important to understand the difference.
Data you create yourself and send out onto the Internet are things like a phone call you make, a text message you send, an e-mail you send, a face-to-face video call you make, etc.
With all that, you INTENTIONALLY and with purpose SENT THAT DATA out onto the Internet. Once it’s “on the Internet” someone else can snag that data. That’s not a security risk or problem with the iOS device, because the data is being snagged apart from the iOS device and far away from it. THAT is definitely going on ... and that has been amply reported. That’s not a defect in the iOS device.
What we’re talking about here is someone getting right inside your iPhone and snagging the data from within the iPhone, itself, in a way that is in seen by the owner. That’s why I was making it clear that although you might not know exactly WHO is behind taking the data — you WILL SEE the data leaving and you WILL SEE a destination address (the same address across a number of different iOS devices).