Picking up any other tool though.. say a hammer.. doesn't mean that some faceless goon I cant even see can control my hammer remotely, and can use it to attack my interests, my family, or my neighbors. At will, at any time, with no negative repercussions or consequences.

I dont know for that reason that it can even really be classified honestly as a tool. And if it still is, its certainly not a tool of the person who thinks they own the phone.