Framing a business decision as a security imperative sure sounds like intent to mislead to me.

The above statement is claiming it likely is intended as something bad though. A convenient coverup.

> dishonest or unacceptable behaviour:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bad-fait...

> I just think the security argument is a convenient frame for decisions that are actually about something else.

That would mean they think it’s bad faith. Claiming to do something because of A but to really do it because of B is dishonest