[Talisker]

The article reported that analysts believe Apple likely handed over its operating system source code as part of the agreement. If true, this would mean that the Chinese government knows how Apple's software works, including its security system.

Seems very unlikely, that's Apple's keys to its kingdom.

[old curmudgeon]

But Apple has never given Beijing the means to hack an iPhone, which is exactly what Cook has accused the United States of seeking in what he described as “an unprecedented step that threatens the security of our customers”.

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That sentence renders the entire story hogwash. BS.

China did not get the very thing the FBI wants.

As for giving China a copy of their operating system code....Apple is the most secretive of all similar companies.

BS story.