Go to any hackernews thread where that gov-sponsored distribution is criticized by cybersecurity experts in the past years and see for yourself how their comments are quickly burried on a flood of bot answers. You never wondered yourself by they'd force users to use what can be described as phone spyware device instead of any other normal phone because "reasons". After years of criticisms, they finally announce a second option and this time with a long time NSA contractor. Previously they were caught promoting other gov-founded projects and have since toned down because, well, it was obvious.