Post by @obucate@bildung.social

2026-01-25 19:50 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ReginaMuehlich/115957463670381991 @pluralistic Microsoft will share your Bitlocker-Key with law enforcement, if they can show a search warrant. Good to know, in case you find yourself living in a country ruled by an authoritarian megalomaniac. #UnplugTrump

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@marcoxa@mastodon.social 2026-01-25 21:26

@obucate @pluralistic of course, the "warrant" can be an "administrative" one, just penned in by any random "federal" agent.

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@alzimon@mastodon.nl 2026-01-25 21:30

@obucate @pluralistic It is very naive to think that they will only do so when shown a search warrant. It is entirely plausible that US inteligence services have ready access to those keys, even those of American citizens (although they may pretend to abide by the law, hence this "warrant" thing)

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@ferricoxide@blahaj.zone 2026-01-25 21:36

@obucate@bildung.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr Do, if you have Windows and your key was previously uploaded: 1. Disable BitLocker 2. Disconnect your network 3. Re-enable BitLocker 4. Save the key somewhere you trust 5. Ensure your admin account can't connect to MS services 6. Turn networking back on ?

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