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Matthew Green
Matthew Green
@matthew_d_green@ioc.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 19 hours ago

Microsoft is handing over Bitlocker keys to law enforcement. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

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Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw

The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
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Krypt3ia
Krypt3ia
@krypt3ia@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

@matthew_d_green The AI told em to.

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Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:
Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:
@FuturisticRobert@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

@matthew_d_green make 2026 the year of Mac or Linux, your choice.

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Scrutinizer
Scrutinizer
@scrutinizer@social.vivaldi.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

@matthew_d_green Ok then, so Bitlocker is basically unencrypted. Why use it on anything then and suffer the overhead? Just dump it and use something else.

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Aaron In Minnesota
Aaron In Minnesota
@aeischeid@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

@matthew_d_green not surprised.

important to note the mile markers of capitulation nonetheless

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Dino
Dino
@dino@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

@matthew_d_green
Do people who use #Windows know what this means? #Bitlocker is the full drive encryption. Outrageous to betray users like this. #fascist #authoritarianism

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