I don't understand why the government has to encorage experienced programmers to find security holes - the software companies should do that. They can hire experts under a contract which gives both sides the necessary legal protection.
Customers can choose the products they believe to be secure enough for their use, for example ones that have been explicitly reviewed by hackers. And if they don't find a commercial product which isn't secure enough, they can switch to open source software, which has been reviewed by experienced hackers since it exists.
... 60 actresses and female models with extensive training in the phone's features. [...] The women are getting scripted scenarios designed to help them engage strangers in conversation. One involves having an actress's phone ring while she's in the bar -- and having the caller's picture pop up on the screen.
Letting the caller's picture pop up sounds like a damn hard thing - does the phone include such an extensive training for the end users too?
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I don't understand why the government has to encorage experienced programmers to find security holes - the software companies should do that. They can hire experts under a contract which gives both sides the necessary legal protection.
Customers can choose the products they believe to be secure enough for their use, for example ones that have been explicitly reviewed by hackers. And if they don't find a commercial product which isn't secure enough, they can switch to open source software, which has been reviewed by experienced hackers since it exists.