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Bill Gates, who has plenty of antitrust experience from his time as CEO at Microsoft, warns that tech companies are going to get regulated if they continue abusing their monopolistic power and act as if they’re better and smarter than the government. Gates, for instance, suggests that the government should be privileged to certain communications, such as encrypted cell phone data.
Asked for an example, Gates pointed to the companies' "enthusiasm about making financial transactions anonymous and invisible, and their view that even a clear mass-murdering criminal's communication should never be available to the government." When I said he seemed to be referring to being able to unlock an iPhone, Gates replied: "There's no question of ability; it's the question of willingness."
Asked for an example, Gates pointed to the companies' "enthusiasm about making financial transactions anonymous and invisible, and their view that even a clear mass-murdering criminal's communication should never be available to the government." When I said he seemed to be referring to being able to unlock an iPhone, Gates replied: "There's no question of ability; it's the question of willingness."