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-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down15cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.14Karrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square181fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·18 hours agoIf you can’t possess the keys, you can’t give them when there’s a warrant. Microsoft designed a system that could obtain and decrypt those keys on purpose.
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 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-up1·1 hour 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
If you can’t possess the keys, you can’t give them when there’s a warrant. Microsoft designed a system that could obtain and decrypt those keys on purpose.
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