Microsoft also joins Apple in favor of user privacy

In its crusade against the FBI and in favor of user privacy, Apple has a new ally: Microsoft. In this way, the Cupertino company has already obtained the support of several of the most important technology companies in the world, since Google CEO Sundar Pichai had already expressed on Twitter his support for the open letter signed by Tim Cook. Jan Koum, founder of WhatsApp, is another of the important figures of Internet services who supported the CEO of the Cupertino company.

In any case, Microsoft's support does not come in the form of statements from one of its directors, if not supporting a statement of the RGS (Reform Government Surveillance), of which Microsoft is a founding member. On the other hand, they don't specifically mention Apple either, but we all understand that Tim Cook's letter was the reason for the Reform Government Surveillance statement.

The Reform Government Surveillance companies believe that it is extremely important to deter terrorists and criminals and to assist law enforcement by processing legal requests for information to keep us safe. But tech companies shouldn't be required to create back doors to technologies that keep user information safe. RGS companies remain committed to providing the law enforcement assistance they need while protecting the security of their customers and their information.

The RGS group is made up of companies such as AOL, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Google, Apple, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yahoo. It is true that Microsoft has only signed a statement from a group of companies in which Apple is also present, but Microsoft's CLO, Brad Smith, shared the statement on Twitter and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, he retweeted it. Less is nothing.