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Anybody here use BitLocker? - robkelk - 01-25-2026
Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds
Quote:Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptops of Windows users charged in a fraud indictment.
The government case [PDF], which claims defendants in Guam fraudulently collected pandemic unemployment benefits, represents the first publicly known instance of Microsoft providing BitLocker keys, according to Forbes.
Workaround: Don't save your keys to your Microsoft Account, your OneDrive, or any other service controlled by Microsoft.
RE: Anybody here use BitLocker? - classicdrogn - 01-25-2026
That seems like a basic security precaution, rather than a workaround, though? Why would anyone store their keys om a cloud service to begin with? A thumb drive that can be unplugged any time you don't actively need them sounds like a much better idea anyway...
RE: Anybody here use BitLocker? - robkelk - 01-25-2026
It is a better idea, yes. Microsoft has set "save the key to the cloud" as the default, so it has to be changed manually.
RE: Anybody here use BitLocker? - classicdrogn - 01-25-2026
Ah. Another one of those "Fuck the user experience, we're pushing our live service vision of the monetized future!" moments, then.
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