Here's what tech leaders have said about the Apple-FBI dispute so far

Most industry leaders have lined up behind Apple, but there are notable exceptions

Microsoft co founder Bill Gates

On Monday, the Microsoft co founder took issue with Apple's characterization that the government wants a "back door" to the iPhone.

"Nobody's taking about a back door, so that's not the right question," Gates said. "This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information. They're not asking for some general thing; they're asking for a particular case."
The next day, Gates said headlines stating that he "backs the FBI" don't reflect his position.
"I was disappointed because that doesn't state my view on this," he told Bloomberg. "I do believe that with the right safeguards, there are cases where the government, on our behalf, like stopping terrorism, which could get worse in the future, that that is valuable. But striking that balance -- clearly the government has taken information historically and used it in ways we didn't expect, going all the way back to say the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover. I'm hoping now we can have the discussion. I do believe there are sets of safeguards where the government shouldn't have to be completely blind."


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