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Presumably not, politicians have a way of excepting themselves in these types of laws. It's almost as if they understand the need for privacy, they just fail to apply that understanding to any scenarios beyond their own.
I meant that Apple's decision to withdraw ADP applies to them, not the Investigatory Powers Act. Or are you saying that Apple will give them a free exemption?
If any of them have something to hide, every single one of them could buy and operate a secure alternative.
So fundamentally speaking, yes, they have exemption with or without Apple's assent.