IMHO, the real "morons" (your word) are those deploying Chinese-fabricated SoCs (like the latest ESP32, LinkStar, etc) and mainboards with Chinese-written BIOS/EFI/UEFI (like Zima) on what an increasing number of "influencers" deem "Raspberry Pi alternatives". Even when you cite the websites about things like "Moonbounce", there is a generation of workers in the Business now that become outwardly enraged and irrational about the risk and otherwise stick their head firmly in the sand while quietly knowing what they have done and will therefore likely continue to do is costing us the Country. Even if this effort wasn't part of VOLT, it certainly is consistent with the LAW in China that all companies must have CCP management and implement all requests required of them by that management. The worst part is that when you publicly confront these companies with this fact, for example, in Discord, they don't even deny it, they simply respond solemnly that "the other side does it too." (True, but our guys don't currently sell prisoner kidneys.)
Hey, I'll bet you never look at that WiFi-"enabled" power bank or HEPA/AC unit again the same way (or my favorite AI response du jour "Some Chinese scooters come with a microphone integrated into a GPS tracker or helmet, while others can be customized with aftermarket solutions. There is no single model called "Chinese scooter with microphone," but rather multiple products and approaches that fit this description.") Errbody worried about the talking LLM parrot AI and your vehicle dashboard always listening (or even watching), but that's not the most serious threat we face now.