Bill Gates backs the FBI against Apple over the San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone

Dave Neal
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If the government wants it, the government should have it, argues Gates

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has taken the side of the US government in tech giant Apple's legal tussle with the FBI over the San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone. In an inter...

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