Bill Gates Denies Siding with FBI Against Apple

Computer mogul Bill Gates has denied allegations published by the Financial Times Tuesday that he came out in support of the FBI against Apple in the issue of allowing a "backdoor" to the iPhone of a criminal who killed 14 people and injured 22 others.

"Bill Gates is siding with the FBI and says Apple should unlock the phone of the San Bernardino shooter," the U.S. daily reported,

However, in the video of the interview the Microsoft founder didn't actually take sides in the debate.

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“This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information … They are not asking for some general thing, they are asking for a particular case … They are waiting for a high court to make clear what they should do," Gates said in the interview.

Later on Tuesday, Gates told Bloomberg TV he was "disappointed" with Financial Times' headline, saying it was deceitful.

Apple has said it will not unlock an iPhone used by one of the two attackers in San Bernardino, as “there is no way to guarantee” the move would be limited to this case and not set a dangerous precedent.

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The FBI fears losing the data on the phone permanently after 10 failed attempts to enter the password, arguing only Apple can solve this problem.

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 29, stormed a holiday party in San Bernardino, California, on Dec. 2 in what is considered to be the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S.