jsr on Nostr: NEW: Microsoft turned over Bitlocker keys to FBI. When you key escrow your disk ...

NEW: Microsoft turned over Bitlocker keys to FBI.



When you key escrow your disk encryption with someone, they can be targeted with a warrant.

This case is a really good illustration that if you nudge users with a default to save their keys with you... they will do so & may not fully understand the implications.


Of course, once the requests start working... they are likely to accelerate.

Story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/