Security isn't a "safe" vs. "not safe" bool
See, parent is right? Safe/not safe dichotomy helps nobody
To be clear, this was 10 years ago so things may have changed. Also, my task was memory bandwidth limited, where even changing the memory access patterns slowed things down by 10% or more.
Alright so get a magical amulet.
If China and Russia can somehow solve the issue and manage their infra, I don't see why EU, for example, can't.
It's better to have at least partially protected your whole government and citizens data than having it handed directly to the foreign intelligence in bulk. That's the question about political will, we don't talk about average Joe here.
Except if any of the bits are flipped you're f-d; especially so if your adversary is a nation.