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| The row between Apple and the FBI over access to a dead murderer's phone should start a debate about government requests for data, says Bill Gates. | The row between Apple and the FBI over access to a dead murderer's phone should start a debate about government requests for data, says Bill Gates. |
| The FBI wants Apple to unlock the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook who killed 14 people in December last year. | The FBI wants Apple to unlock the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook who killed 14 people in December last year. |
| Apple has resisted the demand saying the FBI order was "dangerous" and "unprecedented". | Apple has resisted the demand saying the FBI order was "dangerous" and "unprecedented". |
| Speaking to the Financial Times, the Microsoft founder said complying would not put a backdoor in all iPhones. | Speaking to the Financial Times, the Microsoft founder said complying would not put a backdoor in all iPhones. |
| "This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information," he said in the interview. "They are not asking for some general thing, they are asking for a particular case." | "This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information," he said in the interview. "They are not asking for some general thing, they are asking for a particular case." |
| Mr Gates said the case was similar to the requests regularly made to phone companies and banks for information. | Mr Gates said the case was similar to the requests regularly made to phone companies and banks for information. |
| In a separate interview with the BBC, Mr Gates reiterated his view that the issue came down to a debate about whether governments can get at data they use to protect citizens. | In a separate interview with the BBC, Mr Gates reiterated his view that the issue came down to a debate about whether governments can get at data they use to protect citizens. |
| "Should governments be able to access information at all or should they be blind, that's essentially what we are talking about," he told the BBC. | "Should governments be able to access information at all or should they be blind, that's essentially what we are talking about," he told the BBC. |
| Mr Gates also spoke to Bloomberg, and said he was "disappointed" that some parts of the media had suggested he had "backed" the FBI. | |
| The Financial Times subsequently changed the headline of its report to reflect this. | |
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| Microsoft itself has not formally commented on the row between the FBI and Apple. However, when pushed on the issue Microsoft referred to a statement issued by the Reform Government Surveillance group of which it is a member. | Microsoft itself has not formally commented on the row between the FBI and Apple. However, when pushed on the issue Microsoft referred to a statement issued by the Reform Government Surveillance group of which it is a member. |
| That statement sides with Apple saying: "Technology companies should not be required to build in backdoors to the technologies that keep their users' information secure." | That statement sides with Apple saying: "Technology companies should not be required to build in backdoors to the technologies that keep their users' information secure." |
| It emerged this week that the US Department of Justice is asking for Apple's help to get at data on iPhones relevant to more than a dozen separate investigations. | |
| The Wall Street Journal said the cases came from several different criminal investigations and data locked on the handsets would help law enforcement. | |
| None of the cases is believed to be related to terrorism and many involved older iPhones that lack the stronger security protections found on newer devices. | None of the cases is believed to be related to terrorism and many involved older iPhones that lack the stronger security protections found on newer devices. |
| Majority call | Majority call |
| More recently, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said he was "sympathetic" to Apple's stance in the row. | More recently, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said he was "sympathetic" to Apple's stance in the row. |
| The attack in San Bernadino by Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik in December last year left 14 people dead and 22 injured. | The attack in San Bernadino by Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik in December last year left 14 people dead and 22 injured. |
| In a statement published on Sunday, FBI director James Comey said its demand for access to the data on the phone was "about the victims and justice". | In a statement published on Sunday, FBI director James Comey said its demand for access to the data on the phone was "about the victims and justice". |
| Slightly more than half of all Americans, 51%, when asked whether Apple should unlock the phone, believe it should comply with the FBI's order, according to a survey carried out by the Pew Research Center. Of those questioned, 38% said Apple should resist the call and 11% had no opinion. | Slightly more than half of all Americans, 51%, when asked whether Apple should unlock the phone, believe it should comply with the FBI's order, according to a survey carried out by the Pew Research Center. Of those questioned, 38% said Apple should resist the call and 11% had no opinion. |
| On Monday, Apple boss Tim Cook sent a letter to the firm's employees about the row saying its refusal was about a broader civil rights issue not just this one case. | On Monday, Apple boss Tim Cook sent a letter to the firm's employees about the row saying its refusal was about a broader civil rights issue not just this one case. |
| It also called for the US government to set up a government panel on encryption to look into the ways law enforcement can ask for access to data. | It also called for the US government to set up a government panel on encryption to look into the ways law enforcement can ask for access to data. |