evacideJan 23

Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way.

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 threadByrnensorg🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰Jan 23
@evacide Not that the law is after me.... yet. I scrubbed bitlocker from my system and deleted the keys from my account, so good luck with that MS.
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@byrnensorg @evacide
Do you think your data is more secure now?

You should encrypt your data, but don't send the keys to Microsoft or any other company.

And if you don't trust Microsoft, then you shouldn't use Windows anymore.

Jan 23 at 9:41pmWeb
Show threadByrnensorg🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰Jan 23
@go @evacide I don't trust any company basically, and detest cloud based solutions, my back ups are on external drives. I got rid of one drive on day one. What OS would you suggest for light gaming and graphics works?
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@byrnensorg @evacide
Which operating system? - I don't want to answer that, because it's off-topic.

I recommend encrypting the data without sharing the key. There are several solutions for this. BitLocker or other software, which you can easily find on Wikipedia.

Show threadByrnensorg🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰Jan 23
@go @evacide Bitlocker? the same bitlocker that sold keys to the FBI and Europol so they could open devices without using pass keys, ok, I thought you knew something about this but you're a doomsayer without solutions. Stay on topic then and cheerio...
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@byrnensorg @evacide
According to the Forbes article, Microsoft can only hand over the key to evil surveillance agencies or criminals if you, as a computer user, have chosen the option to store your secret, private key in the Microsoft Cloud.

So skip this extra step and decide not to save ANYTHING with Microsoft anymore.

This makes it more complicated for you personally, because you have to take care of a different, secure storage method for your keys and data.