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

"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 ...

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...

Microsoft handed over keys to BitLocker-encrypted data stored on its servers during an FBI probe last year, granting access to data on three separate laptops. BitLocker, a built-in data protection ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in response to a valid legal order, giving investigators the ability to decrypt hard drives that would otherwise have been ...

BitLocker, which comes pre-installed on many Windows PCs, is designed to encrypt a computer's data in case it gets lost or stolen. The encryption can be unlocked with a recovery key stored on the user ...

Microsoft handed over BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI in a Guam fraud case, breaking from the industry playbook Apple established when it fought government demands to unlock terrorist iPhones in ...

The government case [PDF], which claims defendants in Guam fraudulently collected pandemic unemployment benefits, represents the first publicly known instance of Microsoft providing BitLocker keys, ...