Where did he say government should read everyone's private messages? Governments can access my security box at the bank. That is different from governments rifling through it all the time.
In practice there is no scalable way for the government to check everyone's security box every second. However, it is possible for them to scan every message sent in real time and past leaks have shown that they will if given the opportunity.
I think that's the problem. We need to be able to trust they wont, in the current climate there is no chance of that.
If there were strong privacy laws defining how and when data could be collected and accessed then in theory I'm happy for the right people to have access to investigate criminal acts. Under a warrant that a judge has reviewed.
But currently it seems to be a free-for-all with tech companies being the ones in control of most of the data.
> However, it is possible for them to scan every message sent in real time
Gates didn't suggest that the messages be sent unencrypted through government-controlled message routers either. Presumably, he is promoting systems that work like MS Teams or Slack.
Right here.
"And when you have [posts] encrypted, there is no way to know what it is. I personally believe government should not allow those types of lies or fraud or child pornography [to be hidden with encryption like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger]."
Unless you're alleging the stuff in the brackets isn't attributable to Gates and doesn't reflect his position on encryption.
He is saying encryption as used in WhatsApp. What's in the brackets reflects his position if you read it in the proper context, which is not what you are alleging it to be. He is fine with the encryption in Slack and Teams.