I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog i’m just surprised anyone is even surprised about this?
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog The latest situation has become crystal clear. Avoid the main-stream Social Media, avoid the big centralized software companies. Stick around with Fediverse, stick around with Open-Source Softwares. Or, you can get in trouble.
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Rob Braxman has been bitching about this for quite some time.
@Brokar @GossiTheDog Brax is a grifter selling insecure hardware and software https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114825638504244405
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog Good day @protonprivacy where do you store your data for ProtonPass?
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog weak to a cyberattack?
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@GossiTheDog Good day @protonprivacy where do you store your data for ProtonPass?
@GossiTheDog @protonprivacy Oh - "limited resources so no longer posting on Mastodon".
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/I feel vindicated — thank you!
I remember telling everyone this many years ago, and people acted like it was no big deal. So many had the mindset that if you had nothing to hide, you had nothing to fear, and therefore nothing to worry about. The prevailing attitude was essentially: “Trust Microsoft.”
Today, we know the government cannot always be trusted. You can follow every law, pay your taxes, and mind your own business — and the government (ICE, for example) may still kick in your door. Furthermore, we also know that large corporations like Microsoft will willfully hand over your data without so much as a warrant. Lastly, we also know that Microsoft Cloud, along with Amazon and Google, can go offline or be hacked.
I think about how many people blissfully chose to ignore all of this… this whole time… and how those of us who pointed out the obvious were labeled as crazy.
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog *mild shock*
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog that's one reason why I had a local offline account before upgrading to Win 11 and enabling BitLocker. I then set BitLocker to not trusy any TPM chip, even the one in my PC, and force the passcode being needed by default. My recovery media is on an encrypted drive as well stored off prim.
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog Time to watch that Bill Gates pie-in-the-face video on repeat again.
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I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.
So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/@GossiTheDog @zzt Don't worry, soon copilot will upload EVERYTHING to the cloud anyway, so law enforcement won't need those keys!
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@GossiTheDog Unfortunately, not *just* valid ones.
@shelldozer @GossiTheDog Wouldn't it be crazy if someone generated a million keys for LE to try?
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