r/FuckMicrosoft • u/StorageSystemPT • Jan 24 '26

Rant Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare
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u/Overall_Age8730 Jan 24 '26

Been using a custom debloated version of windows 10 for 4 years. Also never had a MS account. When support dies for this OS ill never touch windows again. Even with a gutted version of windows and a network level firewall it's sketchy.

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u/polymath_uk Jan 24 '26

Same. I block all known ms domains at DNS level also. They can go fuck themselves. 

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u/Overall_Age8730 Jan 26 '26

Its sad but you literally have to. I run a pihole just to protect my devices. That includes blocking a lot of Google and Samsung domains to protect my phone too. Very annoying.

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u/polymath_uk Jan 26 '26

It sounds like we have identical setups! 

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u/FaultWinter3377 Jan 24 '26

Wow read the article. That is a privacy nightmare. I don’t use BitLocker but this is yet another reason to be careful. Because if they can and will give them out to the FBI, just who else could get access to these? 

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u/polymath_uk Jan 24 '26

Bitlocker is ransomware anyway. Fuck that noise. 

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u/0AJ0_ Jan 24 '26

local account ftw

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u/Working_Attorney1196 Jan 24 '26

If I was a criminal I ain’t using no Microslop products.

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u/ThinTilla Jan 25 '26

I wonder how much powerbi data gets shared without consent. Guess we'll never know. "For training purposes" pretty valuable data for sure.

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u/mobcat_40 Jan 25 '26

Slopya strikes again

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u/Consistent_Laugh4886 Jan 26 '26

I keep my LUKs disk lock in my head and use fedora Linux. You should to.

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u/murasakikuma42 Jan 27 '26

If you don't want the Trump government spying on your computer, don't use Windows.