Libertarian Apologists for Ukraine’s Authoritarianism - Global Research
Global ResearchJun 04, 2023
The Facts
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday it uncovered a US plot to spy on the contents of thousands of Apple-made phones, further claiming that the phone giant purposefully allowed back-door vulnerabilities on its devices that facilitated the alleged snooping operation.
The successor to the Soviet-era KGB, with the help of the Russian Federal Protective Service (FSO), said it found "anomalies characteristic only of Apple cell phone users and caused by previously unknown malicious software exploiting vulnerabilities in the manufacturer’s software."
The Spin
Pro-Russia narrative
This finding reveals that not only is the US spying on Russians but also so-called allies from NATO member countries, among others. It also reveals that Apple is willfully violating its privacy policy agreements. Despite Western lies and empty gestures about freedom and privacy, it turns out the Kremlin was right to be skeptical of Apple and order its officials not to use its iPhones.
Pro-establishment narrative
Regardless of whether these allegations hold merit, all intelligence agencies engage in sophisticated cyber-spying operations. Just last month, the US filed charges against a Russian spying ring. Enemy governments shouldn't be surprised when their foreign counterparts seek to collect intelligence on their regime, especially when that regime has violated international law by invading a sovereign nation unprovoked.
