Stefan Mileschin

Enemy of the mosquito and brains behind Microsoft, Sir William Gates (junior) has called for more balance when it comes to government snooping on emails.

Gates said no one needed to be an “absolutist” on either side of the digital privacy debate. Gates said he supports his Vole’s lawsuit against the US government seeking the freedom to tell customers when federal agencies have sought their data.

“There probably are some cases where (the government) should be able to go in covertly and get information about a company’s email. But the position Microsoft is taking in this suit is that it should be extraordinary and it shouldn’t be a matter of course that there is a gag order automatically put in,” he said.

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