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Microsoft's BitLocker is a security feature built into Windows that encrypts the entire hard drive. The idea is to protect your personal files from prying eyes in case your PC is ever lost or stolen.

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data.

"This is private data on a private computer and they made the architectural choice to hold access to that data," said Matt ...

Microsoft FBI encryption keys raise privacy concerns after BitLocker recovery keys were handed over during an investigation.

Microsoft has confirmed (via Forbes) it will hand over user BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI if the agency requests them ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI after receiving a valid legal demand tied to a federal investigation involving three laptops in Guam.

Microsoft has acknowledged that it can provide U.S. law enforcement agencies with access to BitLocker encryption keys when ...

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year.

Forbes reports that Microsoft handed the keys over in early 2025, following an FBI request during an investigation into ...

If your machine is uploading your BitLocker keys to Microsoft, it turns out Microsoft can and will give them to law ...