A lot of people forget what came out in the stead of the Snowden leaks and the ShadowBrokers leaks. This is one of those things that got lost in the mix.
DROPOUTJEEP is an NSA software plant that basically allows the NSA to transmit data from your phone whenever they want.
If I were to do anything that would attract the anger of the police state I would be totally analog. You can't trust anything with a power cord.