commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMicrosoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up11.17Karrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 hours agoThey’re doing this because there’s demand (with actually, non malicious genuine needs), and the feature is clearly advertised AFAIK. It’s not some evil conspiracy. Microsoft does enough shitty things without us needing to blame them for their users’ shitty OpSec.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoHere’s Microsoft’s overview page of bitlocker. Show me where it clearly says they can decrypt your drive. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bitlocker-overview-44c0c61c-989d-4a69-8822-b95cd49b1bbf
They’re doing this because there’s demand (with actually, non malicious genuine needs), and the feature is clearly advertised AFAIK.
It’s not some evil conspiracy. Microsoft does enough shitty things without us needing to blame them for their users’ shitty OpSec.
Here’s Microsoft’s overview page of bitlocker. Show me where it clearly says they can decrypt your drive.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bitlocker-overview-44c0c61c-989d-4a69-8822-b95cd49b1bbf