Bill Gates takes a bite out of Apple on encryption

Published February 23, 2016 4:00pm ET



The founder of Microsoft spoke out against Apple on Tuesday, saying that the company should help federal authorities access one of its devices.

“This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information. They are not asking for some general thing, they are asking for a particular case,” Bill Gates told the Financial Times.

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