> from any user anywhere in the world

Is that even legal? At the very least, doesn't it break some EU privacy laws?

Why would the UK Government care about that? They’re not bound by the EU’s laws. They’re trying to force Apple to secretly break the EU and other countries’ laws, and don’t care as long as they get what they want…

Wouldn't that warrant a reaction from the EU then? I haven't seen any.

Post-Brexit, I imagine that's a feature of the request, not a bug, at least from the UK's standpoint