>I don't think that is a logical statement. Just something doesn't exist, does not prove that it can't exist.

Let me expand the claim to include the caveats:

>The fact so many technical people believe that security and freedom are mutually exclusive [under current technological/financial/political constraints]

>At some point, you have to empower your users and trust them to do the right thing.

All I know is, my and my parents’ quality of life is far better after switching them to devices where they are not empowered.