There's no word about exactly how the CIA expected to get its modified Xcode onto the machines of real world app developers, or if that was ever a reality it was truly considering. The revelations all originate from a "secret" annual conference held by the agency called the Trusted Computing Base Jamboree. The event is reportedly sponsored by the CIA's Information Operations Center, and has been taking part since around 2006 (before the first iPhone ever came to market). These ideas could have been developed as proof of concepts, or part of standard procedure to explore what's possible. Likewise, this wouldn't have been the first time apps were used as tools for spying. If nothing else, it's testament to the creativity agencies will employ just to get your data.