An academic researcher says open-source hardware could make the Internet less susceptible to mass surveillance. Eli Dourado argues that companies using open hardware would be in a better position to detect backdoors or vulnerabilities planted by the NSA or any other government agency. Some experts are skeptical of the idea, saying the NSA would find other means to compromise systems. Dourados: “A 100 percent open-infrastructure Internet a trustworthy Internet would be an important step in empowerment of individuals against governments””]