To those who believe there won't be official backdoors, the head of Rostec (the Russian state organ that owns 25% of Yota Devices - and more of the main Yota group) has openly admitted that there's an official backdoor in YotaPhones for the FSB to spy on users.

Strangely he claims that it's a legal requirement, yet I'm pretty sure that Apple and many Android phones don't have such an official backdoor (available to the FSB, that is).

Chances of this backdoor being removed for export markets is of course zero.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Surpr...on-you_id69930

He also goes on a bizarre rant about iPhones being the "terrorists' choice" ... I think that's actually ancient Nokia dumbphones, Sergei, but nice try.

Sailfish adoption is just a ploy to improve mass surveillance, and that Jolla's a willing enabler.