Ah, but it IS Linux.

If it was fully closed source I could see the problem (but you face the same issue with any other phone that has the capability to run processes in the background).

Anyway the more open source the software is, the more eyes can (and will) look at the source code.

In other words, big woop. May I also remind you that your government can listen into your phone if they so should wish. Even when you aren't on a phonecall. Plus triangulation and every phone newer than like 2004 has eGPS built-in.

Of course, I see your pain. But think about this, if there were such loopholes in the wild, don't you think your passwords and general data would be stolen on the existing tablets?

I find IM logs to be extremely useful. For instance the IRC logs for #maemo are available for all. So I don't see the big deal.

It is something to think about, I agree that much.