Bill Gates calls for tighter safeguards on bulk data collection

Dave Neal
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Gates discusses the iPhone case, AI and the Microsoft Surface Book in his latest Reddit chat

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has demanded more public debate around bulk data collection, stating that there are currently insufficient safeguards in place to ensure that the information is only us...

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