> When there is inconstancy like this, it usually implies there is something else going on that we aren't seeing. I have a feeling that companies like Google and Apple have an agenda to move people away from having too much outside of their influence.

I think it's both. For one thing, I think they genuinely do care about security, because any high-profile incident involving their products is a cause of embarrassment for them. At the same time, I have a feeling they would prefer people not inspect the traffic moving in and out of their apps, for example.