Storing your BitLocker key in the cloud? Microsoft can give it to the FBI - what to do instead ...

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data.

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an ...

As the first major tech company to comply with government demands for encrypted data, Microsoft sets a dangerous precedent.

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Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a ...