How to keep your PC encryption key safe - from Microsoft and the FBI ...

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

Forbes reported on Friday that Microsoft turned over recovery keys for BitLocker, allowing the FBI to access data stored on ...

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

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 ...

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Microsoft handed over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, exposing Windows users’ privacy risks.

BitLocker recovery key is a full-disk encryption feature in Microsoft Windows Pro and Enterprise operating systems. It is a unique 48-digit numerical password that ...