commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoMicrosoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1848cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.catechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1848external-linkMicrosoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square127fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.catechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 hours agoif Microsoft has the power to give the keys to the feds what happens when Microsoft gets hacked?
minus-squareCorporal_Punishment@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoWouldn’t the hacker then need to track down your physical computer…steal it…use the bitlocker key…look to see if you actually have any data worth taking etc…?
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoor they give the keys or whatever data willingly, and then say they are hacked as an excuse.
if Microsoft has the power to give the keys to the feds what happens when Microsoft gets hacked?
Wouldn’t the hacker then need to track down your physical computer…steal it…use the bitlocker key…look to see if you actually have any data worth taking etc…?
or they give the keys or whatever data willingly, and then say they are hacked as an excuse.