Well, allegedly Apple could have designed, advised and tested the solution, and if a contractor builds it, then the statement is technically correct. Apple (an

Well, allegedly Apple could have designed, advised and tested the solution, and if a contractor builds it, then the statement is technically correct. Apple (and many other organizations) contracts work out for liability reasons, this is not the first instance of it. Also note the language - specifically a “back door” or “master key”. If you call it something else, literally anything else, the statement holds up.