You should actually read the article, perhaps after first setting down the axe you're grinding. The details are interesting, and they discuss the Reuters piece you linked to.
I did read the article. It nitpicks on Reuters article but the point still stands. Apple has the keys to iCloud backups.
There's no axe to grind because the lack of end-to-end encryption is a fact. Your own link states that. Nitpicking Reuters won't change that. I don't understand this mentality of religiously defending something that's clearly wrong. It will only make the platform you use worse.
By the way you should read HN guidelines. Don't comment whether someone read an article.
