While the statments are contradictory I wouldn't take it as sign of some vast conspiracy. I would just take it as a sign they are stuck needing to give out som

While the statments are contradictory I wouldn't take it as sign of some vast conspiracy. I would just take it as a sign they are stuck needing to give out some kind of guidance to prevent foreign access. While they are a domestic police service they are also a counterintelligence service and thus need to provide some guidance there.