Microsoft founder Bill Gates supports FBI hack debate – NU.nl

Bill Gates believes that tech companies should be forced to cooperate with the authorities, he said in an interview with The Financial Times on Tuesday.

Apple refuses to crack the smartphone . The company says thereby deteriorating the safety of other Apple phones and that it creates a “dangerous precedent” because the FBI may also ask to invade other phones.

Gates is not with it again, because it is a “specific case”. The FBI “does not ask for something general, they ask something very specific,” the Microsoft founder.

Bank details

“The request for information on a phone is no different than the requesting bank details a bank would no ribbon to tie a hard disk and say. do not let me cut this ribbon, because you will force me to do more “

The reaction of Gates is special. because large tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google just siding with Apple in the hacking debate. They fear that users’ privacy is at stake.

Gates hopes that the debate continues about it, so that there is legislation on access to information for governments. It is according to the former Microsoft CEO important that people do not think that it is better if governments do not get access to information.

FBI

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The FBI know that they only have access wants the iPhone shooter, to see if there are terrorist motives for the shooting in San Bernardino in December. , Killing 14 people killed and 22 people injured.

The business newspaper Wall Street Journal writes Tuesday but certainly wants to penetrate more of Apple’s smartphones the FBI.

According to anonymous sources want to hack the investigation department in twelve investigate Apple through the courts to force smartphones. It would not however go for terrorism cases.

Population

It is clear from a representative survey by research firm Pew Research that a majority of the American population that Apple with the FBI must cooperate.

Of the thousand people surveyed found 51 percent of Apple smartphone to hack. Apple claims 38 percent in favor. The remaining 11 percent said he had no opinion on the matter

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By: NU.nl