Storing your BitLocker key in the cloud? Microsoft can give it to the FBI - what to do instead

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe ...

Microsoft says sure, it'll hand over your encrypted data to the FBI: 'The lesson here is that if you have access to keys, eventually law enforcement is going to come'

"This is private data on a private computer and they made the architectural choice to hold access to that data," said Matt ...

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

If you’ve signed in with a Microsoft account, your disk is likely already encrypted, and the key is likely already stored on ...

Microsoft will assist the FBI in unlocking your Windows PC data if asked

Microsoft says it will provide the FBI with BitLocker encryption keys if requested for PCs that upload their key to the cloud ...
Inside Halton

Think you wiped your old computer? Canadian experts warn why a ‘reset’ isn’t enough

Privacy Commissioner investigation found Staples Canada resold laptops without wiping customer data. Experts explain how to ...
HotHardware

Microsoft's Hardware-Accelerated BitLocker Promises A Huge Performance Boost

For Windows' BitLocker drive encryption, performance has been a long-standing pain point, especially as high-speed NVMe drives have become more dominant in the market. Fortunately, Microsoft has taken ...
TechSpot

Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration

Forward-looking: Originally introduced with Windows Vista in 2006, BitLocker is Microsoft's own solution for managing fully encrypted volumes and storage units. The technology is also notorious for ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft rolls out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11

Microsoft is rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11 to address growing performance and security concerns by leveraging the capabilities of system-on-a-chip and CPU. BitLocker is the ...
Sports Illustrated

Nike Book 1 "What The" Release Info — How to Buy 1 of 1,996 Pairs

It has been two years since Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker's first signature Nike basketball shoe launched in extremely limited numbers at Art Basel. After dropping in every style imaginable ...
The New York Times

The Best Book Covers of 2025

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...
PBS

14 best book of 2025, according to these experts

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...
The Verge

Windows is getting hardware-accelerated BitLocker.

The next generation of BitLocker, Microsoft’s encryption feature in Windows, will require next-generation Windows devices that are built on unannounced chips. “Hardware acceleration of BitLock ...