Ron Burgundy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 By Dustin Volz and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bill Gates said on Monday that no one was an “absolutist†on either side of the digital privacy debate, but the co-founder of Microsoft Corp said he supports his company’s lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking the freedom to tell customers when federal agencies have sought their data. "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 in an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Microsoft's home town of Seattle, argues that the government is violating the U.S. Constitution by preventing Microsoft from notifying thousands of customers about government requests for their emails and other documents, sometimes indefinitely. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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