He's trying to make it sound like they don't want anything bad, they're not 'sneaking in' they want a legal way to see all your stuff. He clearly knows what it

He's trying to make it sound like they don't want anything bad, they're not 'sneaking in' they want a legal way to see all your stuff. He clearly knows what it means, what he's asking for and he knows it sounds bad when it's called a back door.