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> Other is when you are targeted by regimes with essentially unlimited budget. In that case yes, the picture can be a spyware.

If this was the case, exploits would never be published or abused, and jailbreaks wouldn't exist because this logic says that those who find exploits will either disclose them "responsibly" or sell them to a nation-state.

If the idea of non-state hackers doesn't bother you, recognize that organized crime is a billion dollar industry and fraud rings would love root access on tons of normal people's devices, including your own.