Anybody here use BitLocker?
01-25-2026, 09:43 AM (This post was last modified: 01-25-2026, 09:45 AM by robkelk.)
01-25-2026, 09:43 AM (This post was last modified: 01-25-2026, 09:45 AM by robkelk.)
Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds
Workaround: Don't save your keys to your Microsoft Account, your OneDrive, or any other service controlled by Microsoft.
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.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
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Boycotting most products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Boycotting most products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada