Microsoft says it may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Here's how to protect your privacy.

Microsoft automatically uploads BitLocker recovery keys to the cloud, allowing FBI access via warrants as proven in recent ...

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data.

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

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

Microsoft FBI encryption keys raise privacy concerns after BitLocker recovery keys were handed over during an investigation.

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise ...

Confirmation that Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to the FBI for three Windows laptops is being contrasted with Apple ...

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 ...

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 ...