Clickbait and sensationalism is a thing in journalism. It is morally wrong because it spreads disinformation and is harmful to both individuals and democracy, but it is legal and profitable, and we haven't done enough to shun it, so it happens.
The approaches were analyzed as part of a months-long government
discussion about how to deal with the growing use of encryption
in which no one but the user can see the information.
I said nothing about not reporting. It's the distorted headlines laced with innuendo that are damaging.
WaPo's headline was in the past tense and doesn't state anything else, so obviously nothing went beyond exploring. It's not distorted at all.