> I always saw it as a trust-chain and think that anyone is welcomed to create a root certificate and distribute it to whomever trusts them.
Note that phones already try to prevent you from using a certificate that you provide yourself.
> I always saw it as a trust-chain and think that anyone is welcomed to create a root certificate and distribute it to whomever trusts them.
Note that phones already try to prevent you from using a certificate that you provide yourself.
"Try to prevent"? What does that mean?
It means they prevent, unless you perform several undocumented arcane rituals.