Microsoft's BitLocker is a security feature built into Windows that encrypts the entire hard drive. The idea is to protect your personal files from prying eyes in case your PC is ever lost or stolen.
Microsoft was asked last year to give the FBI access to the encryption keys used by BitLocker to protect data on three laptops. The company complied and warned that it receives around 20 similar ...
Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data.
"This is private data on a private computer and they made the architectural choice to hold access to that data," said Matt ...
Microsoft stores the hard drive encryption key in customers' online accounts by default. It can be accessed with a court order.
Microsoft FBI encryption keys raise privacy concerns after BitLocker recovery keys were handed over during an investigation.
The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise ...
Microsoft has confirmed (via Forbes) it will hand over user BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI if the agency requests them ...
Microsoft provided FBI with BitLocker keys from cloud backups to decrypt laptops in a Guam fraud case, revealing a legal access point for encryption.
As the first major tech company to comply with government demands for encrypted data, Microsoft sets a dangerous precedent.
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