When Windows 10~ dropped, I read about Bitlocker. It gives Microsoft full unfettered access to your hard drive.

I said: "Hey this seems like kinda a bad idea, right? Microsoft has access to all your things..."

Forums and people said "Nah that's SO MUCH data, Microsoft couldn't possibly store it all, let alone parse it".

Imo Recall is proof they can and have been doing just that.

My question: Why don't more people care?

Might be flirting with conspiracy theorists with this one but it's exceptionally unsettling how close the US and other governments are to Microsoft.

If MS has access to literally every last ounce of your data, governments do too.

We all can agree THAT is a bad thing, right?...

This was the attitude about Bitlocker almost 10 years ago.

We need a lesson about hubris and how dangerous it can be.

@egeexyz
Wait, bitlocker? The full disk encryption program?
I think you have it mixed up with something else. If Bitlocker was uploading full image copies of your disk to Microsoft, I'm pretty sure the internet at my old job would have drowned in traffic when we rolled it out across all our laptops.

I could understand the encryption keys being snarfed for the sake of user convenience though. Key escrow was a concern during our research phase, but Microsoft had a business solution for that already.

@shininghero For Bitlocker to have access for encrypting your files, they need access them. Their policy is worded in such a way that gives them legal access to all your stuff.

If they have access to your files AND their policy allows them, of course they will archive your data. Why wouldn't they?