commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoMicrosoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareKokesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoYes. But this completely invalidates the encryption. If anyone can decrypt your data without you giving the keys to them, it is not really encrypted.
minus-squareMrScottyTay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoIts not anyone though. Not anyone can get a warrant and demand the keys
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoif Microsoft has the power to give the keys to the feds what happens when Microsoft gets hacked?
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoor they give the keys or whatever data willingly, and then say they are hacked as an excuse.
minus-squareCorporal_Punishment@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·6 days agoWouldn’t the hacker then need to track down your physical computer…steal it…use the bitlocker key…look to see if you actually have any data worth taking etc…?
minus-squarethethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoActually they’d probably set up a Bitlocker key shop on the dark web
Yes. But this completely invalidates the encryption. If anyone can decrypt your data without you giving the keys to them, it is not really encrypted.
Its not anyone though. Not anyone can get a warrant and demand the keys
if Microsoft has the power to give the keys to the feds what happens when Microsoft gets hacked?
or they give the keys or whatever data willingly, and then say they are hacked as an excuse.
Wouldn’t the hacker then need to track down your physical computer…steal it…use the bitlocker key…look to see if you actually have any data worth taking etc…?
Actually they’d probably set up a Bitlocker key shop on the dark web