This post says:GovernmentA previous threat was made that the guardian would be prosecuted if the information was not destroyed or forwarded to the authorities. An official advised las briger a month ago: “you have had fun, we want the information back.” before the destruction of the data, las brigge told the officials that if they obeyed the government, they would not be able to complyPublic informationWorking duties, and one official replied that the guardian had served the purpose of stimulating debate and did not require more coverage. According to las brige, shortly after the newspaper published its report based on information provided by snowden, a senior government official contacted him, stating that prime minister david cameron had requested the return or destruction of snowden's information. A number of officials subsequently met with him to urge the guardian to implement it. For the last time, two security officers threatened to take legal action, and las briger then took them into the basement and destroyed the information. He said that the destruction of information due to weeks of pressure reached its peak and that the destruction process had been “one of the most grotesque moments” in the guardian's history. According to las briger, the destruction of the information would not prevent the guardian from continuing to report it, implying that copies of the information were available elsewhere and could continue to be discovered abroad. According to las briger, “spying” is developing rapidly and it will soon be impossible for journalists to have access to confidential information。
