How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

If you’ve signed in with a Microsoft account, your disk is likely already encrypted, and the key is likely already stored on ...

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

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

Report: Microsoft Hands Over Keys for BitLocker-Encrypted Data to FBI

Microsoft handed over keys to BitLocker-encrypted data stored on its servers during an FBI probe last year, granting access ...

Microsoft handed encryption keys to the FBI—here’s why it could matter to you

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

BitLocker: Microsoft hands over keys to law enforcement

Microsoft stores the hard drive encryption key in customers' online accounts by default. It can be accessed with a court order.

Microsoft Gave BitLocker Encryption Keys To The FBI, Report Claims

If your machine is uploading your BitLocker keys to Microsoft, it turns out Microsoft can and will give them to law ...

Contrasting Apple standing up to FBI with Microsoft BitLocker keys isn’t fair

Confirmation that Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to the FBI for three Windows laptops is being contrasted with Apple ...
Opinion
Security BoulevardOpinion

He Who Controls the Key Controls the World – Microsoft “Often” Provides BitLocker Keys to Law Enforcement

Encryption doesn’t guarantee privacy—key ownership does. This article explains how cloud-stored encryption keys let third parties unlock your data, exposing the hidden risks behind “secure” services ...

Microsoft’s BitLocker Policy Draws Scrutiny After FBI Access to Encrypted Windows Device

Microsoft has acknowledged that it can provide U.S. law enforcement agencies with access to BitLocker encryption keys when ...