Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops
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posted on 2026.01.23 at 12:58:56 (c=1, p=7)
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C: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
posted on 2026.01.23 at 12:58:56 (c=1, p=7)
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch
The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)

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in reply to Hacker News • • •Either lock it down completely, or give the keys to the regime you're doing business with, but don't leave a backdoor for any opportunist on the planet to walk through.
Get it together.
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