And in doing this they just announced to the world that these backdoors, at best, might exist, and at worst, definitely exist.
So now various groups will be looking for them and any leverage possibly offered has been pissed away in the wind because unlike many governments who don't actually understand the technology they talk about so much, the various groups will.
To be honest, if UK were given backdoor to these companies, it'd be easier for hackers to hack the UK government to gain access to the companies given how shit their cybersecurity is.
And in doing this they just announced to the world that these backdoors, at best, might exist, and at worst, definitely exist.
So now various groups will be looking for them and any leverage possibly offered has been pissed away in the wind because unlike many governments who don't actually understand the technology they talk about so much, the various groups will.
Might exist? If you think it's anything but a certainty, you have not paid attention.
To be honest, if UK were given backdoor to these companies, it'd be easier for hackers to hack the UK government to gain access to the companies given how shit their cybersecurity is.