Kevin BeaumontJan 23

I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.

So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw

The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.

Forbes
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@GossiTheDog is it not the case that the only way to avoid this is to use Windows Professional, or have they changed that with Windows 11 as well?
Jan 23 at 12:04pmIvory for Mac
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@gwire @GossiTheDog I believe you only get the GUI on Professional, but you can set up bitlocker manually with local protectors on Home using the command-line. At least in Windows 10.