Gates Supports Microsoft's Lawsuit Against US Government

Bill Gates supports the lawsuit by Microsoft against the US government users whose data must be warned searched by the authorities. At present receive email providers from the US government often a 'gag order', said she is not allowed to inform users. According to Microsoft, this is going too far and the software giant wants the court therefore corrects the situation.

Gates leaves in front of Reuters know that the government in some cases information from email providers must obtain without the user in question gets to know this, but this is the exception and not the rule. Gates further calls for cooperation between government and tech companies to find the right balance when requesting private data. "I do not think there is anyone who thinks that the government should get all or that the government absolutely must get nothing."