Comment on Microsoft Gave FBI Keys to Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw
drmoose@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This is not directly on Microsoft as you have to be either ignorant or special kind of stupid to upload your encryption keys to US cloud. The government can request access to any data and a company can’t do anything.
The only way to resist this is to not store anything unencrypted from your customers which is quite doable but clearly microsoft has no interest in this.
In most situations, your BitLocker recovery key is automatically backed up when BitLocker is first activated:
• …microsoft.com/…/back-up-your-bitlocker-recovery-…
Unless your base argument is “Microsoft users are all stupid”, then I remind you that this is not only default behavior, but is mandatory if your account is associated with an EmtraID account (i.e. any business or school)
Yes, my point stands.
Windows no longer allows local accounts.
It does.
Just not use Microslop. It’s easier.
Finally some users with a level and rational brain…
I was heavily downvoted in another instance (eyeroll).
I thought only the Chinese government had access to Chinese company data.
jj4211@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s a bit directly on Microsoft, unless you go out of your way, bitlocker will upload the keys to Microsoft. They assume you want them to help recover your data if your tpm becomes unavailable.
Interesting fun fact, when I tried to swype type bitlocker it really wanted to put bootlicker instead.