[jedberg]

It's the other way around. They are worried they will be forced to open their privacy to third parties who could circumvent their privacy controls.

[TheLoafOfBread]

Then it could be said, that their privacy control does not work, when you need to rely on security through obscurity.

[jedberg]

It’s not security by obscurity. The law makes Apple turn over the keys to third parties.

You can’t secure your house if the law requires you to open the door to anyone who asks.