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Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch

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Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

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.

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What a slap to the faces of everyone who had been locked out of their data because they never knew about this crap and thus never saved their keys
- 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works
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  Except their keys were saved but microsoft deemed that they cant “prove ownership” of the microsoft account, because they lack the credentials…

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