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
Show threadNiknukemJan 23
@GossiTheDog You can save Key as a file.
Show threadRiku Voipio
@niknukem @GossiTheDog Which most average users will not. Or if they do, they lose the file before need arises. I mean I hate Microsoft and all the forced cloud stuff, but recovery is a hard problem to solve user-friendly.
Jan 23 at 7:46pmWeb
Show threadRiku VoipioJan 23
@niknukem @GossiTheDog To put it other way around, having recovery keys automatically stored in Microsoft cloud has probably made A LOT of people happy they could recover their data. A much smaller group is unhappy that Microsoft shared their keys with the spooks.
Show threadNiknukemJan 23
@suihkulokki @GossiTheDog But this group of people knows how to save their key just on a usb drive and not in the cloud.