Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-02-24 09:10:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 98BC597247AC483C0154C64412AFD69CD9D7C5F6656BDECB76FB2211846E5A24
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U.K. ordering Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts was originally a story by the Washington Post, not Wall Street Journal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/07/apple-encryption-backdoor-uk/ The story was not buried, and made international news February 7: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/07/uk-confronts-apple-with-demand-for-cloud-backdoor-to-users-encrypted-data https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-asks-apple-let-it-spy-users-encrypted-accounts-washington-post-reports-2025-02-07 https://www.theverge.com/news/608145/apple-uk-icloud-encrypted-backups-spying-snoopers-charter
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