I think whether or not the device is monitoring/recording data for some government agency is not even tangentially related to whether or not it shuts down or does anything else when asked if it does this same shady thing.

Pretty dumb that she left the captured dude in the hospital without anyone observing him. I know protagonists generally aren't as genre-aware as they should be, but that was still really ridiculous and immersion-breaking to me: the dude openly admits he'll be assassinated if he isn't given protection, all evidence…

"giving credence to the frequent criticism that the show often resorts to not choosing one stance over another."