Microsoft bestätigt, dass es dem FBI auf Anfrage Ihren Windows-PC-Datenverschlüsselungsschlüssel geben wird – dafür können Sie den erzwungenen Online-Konten von Windows 11 danken
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare
38 Kommentare
I would never use windows as a personal computer. Microsoft sucks.
Don’t save your BitLocker key to your online account.
> This is notable as other tech companies such as Apple have famously refused to provide law enforcement with access to data stored on their products. Apple has openly fought against the FBI in the past when they were asked to provide a backdoor into an iPhone.
Yet another „talk all the shit you want about Apple because they absolutely deserve it, but at least they’re not Microsoft“ situation.
Yet another reason to fully migrate to Linux
How come local law enforcement can get into computers so easily but the FBI needs to go to Microsoft to get into these ones?
not when im using a self encrypting drive. Self encrypting drives are completely separate from any of the other pc hardware and OS
Goddamn, dude. There’s no way Microsoft hangs onto the same market share over the next 2-5 years. Sure, they’ll keep their dominance in the office, but at home? I don’t know, man.
Linux Mint is licking its chops. It’ll be real interesting if they go on a marketing blitz to capitalize on Microsoft completely shitting the bed.
Laughs in Linux. It’s so easy you guys.
There are workarounds so you can just stay on a local account instead. I think the Rufus installer tool lets you enable this.
good god, i am so migrating to linux once ESU for windows 10 ends. they just keep dogpiling more bad news over and over on their users.
Been on MacOS for 5 years. If I ever switch it will be to Linux. Let’s leave windows in the past
Online account is forced but having bitlockers recovery keys tied to it is not. I dont like forced online account for windows… but making things up and creating clickbait titles will just make it worse.
The title is misleading (bordering on an outright lie).
Microsoft has said that they will provide this data if presented with a valid legal order not when asked, which they are legally required to do. They have no choice. If they have the information and are presented with a warrant they have to provide it, period.
The only way around it would be to architect their system such that they don’t have it in the first place, but even that’s not a guarantee.
A court would have to rule or Congress legislate that cloud providers can’t violate their users fifth amendment rights, but I can’t possibly see that happening.
The journalist is scummy and honestly so you you for posting this without clarification.
Oh good, the first headline story I didn’t care to read implied it was a single Golden „kill-switch“ key.
Apple: we are a walled garden but at least we’re not Windows.
Linux: hold my beer!
Wouldn’t that be a concern for business especially not in the US?
Windows Pro and never sign into your MS account.
“If asked” is pretty far from “served with a warrant”
So basically it defeats the purpose of encrypting the damn drive in the first place??? And if you forget to back-up that stupid key and don’t know that M$ Account use automatically encrypts your data by default or decrypt it ASAP, say goodbye to your data if you try to put that drive on a new or upgraded system.
Good luck getting your own from them though.
There’s nothing stopping a privacy-conscious user from enabling Bitlocker without the online key backup. You just need to keep a local backup instead (printed, USB, etc.). Or use Veracrypt if you don’t trust BitLocker.
The default of encrypted with online backup is still much better than the previous default of just not encrypted at all.
And no, encrypted without (online) backup is not a safe default for the average user. Cases of data loss to forgotten passwords or TPM corruption would be a far bigger problem.
I don’t do Windows, problem solved.
I do all my dirt on a macbook so Im safe
A good reminder that it’s 2026 and everyone should have an encrypted vault for all credentials. Do research, find one that mathematically proves that no other entity can unlock without knowing your password.
Microsoft will of course abide by court orders to provide information. They have to by law, that’s the whole point of a court order.
How the fuck is this news? Google, Apple, every company in the USA will also do the same for whatever info they have and have been ordered to provide.
We can’t have shit, man.
Ha jokes in you i’m still on windows 10
Okay. I’m out Microsoft. It’s been nice. Had a hell of a time just adjusting user accounts on a family members computer earlier today. Haven’t been using windows at home much other than gaming, but fuck them. I’ll see what Linux gaming can do.
repeat after me: if you do not manually encrypt data prior to handing off to an app or os, it is not encrypted.
Every headline makes me glad a finally switched the other week
So glad I’m on Linux. Not looking back.
Good thing I don’t have one I guess 🤷
whats even the point of it then🤣🤣 stupid microslop, vera #1
Why not dual boot the pc? Public facing stuff, windows and private things on a Linux distro of choice?
What does this mean?
Mostly play games and watch porn on my W11 install anyways, the FBI can watch remotely if they’d like
Simple. Get a Mac or use Linux.
I fully migrated to Linux about four years ago, I’m more than happy that I did and that I’m not forced to any Microsoft shenanigans anymore, not even at work.