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No Chinese spy chip, says deep state

How many ways can The Big Hack be denied? Counting just official denials: Thursday: Apple: What Businessweek got wrong about Apple Friday: GCHQ: British spy agency…

By Steven M. Peters

Published October 8, 2018, 8:55am ET · 1 min read

How many ways can The Big Hack be denied?

Counting just official denials:

Thursday: Apple: What Businessweek got wrong about Apple
Friday: GCHQ: British spy agency casts more doubt on spy chip report
Saturday: U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Statement from DHS Press Secretary
Sunday: Letter to Congress from Apple Vice President for Information Security

My take: Apple had me on Thursday.

Contact [email protected] for any questions or corrections.

Steven M. Peters

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