I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.

[dbattistella@todon.eu]

@mloxton @GossiTheDog Yes, though you're giving them the benefit of the doubt that their original intentions were pure and altruistic. Personally I think the bubble that most tech bros and gals study, work, and reside in, is deeply supremacist and toxic. Nothing truly good can come out of that.

[dalias@hachyderm.io]

@froge @GossiTheDog This is what I'm saying - that it shouldn't be on by default, only with informed consent.

For the vast majority of users, losing their photos of their kids or all their personal writing or whatever is much more catastrophic than "someone who seizes my computer might see what's on it".

[f1veg0ldenrayz@layer8.space]

@GossiTheDog Microslop strikes again. Anyone interested in keeping their data safe from the pigs should jump ship immediately

[paul_harts@mastodon.nl]

@GossiTheDog nothing with a back door is secure. I’m saying this since 1993 and I’ve almost got me fired.
#nobackdoors

And don't get me wrong I have nothing against good old-fashioned police work to hunt down crooks and criminals.

(Unusually in the United States a judge is involved if keys are handed over. But we don't know for how long this will be the case. A lot of damage has been done already and this is only the first year.

[iampytest1@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog
It still provides a layer of security, provided the threat actor isn't one of the governments Microsoft cooperates with, can't hack Microsoft's servers, can't impersonate law enforcement, and can't hack your Microsoft account (if I recall correctly, getting a recovery key requires password + SMS token, both of which are easy to steal).

In other words, a lock made of papier-mâché.

[janov911@fosstodon.org]

@GossiTheDog i’m just surprised anyone is even surprised about this?

[artofalexcanemed@mastodon.social]

@GossiTheDog The latest situation has become crystal clear. Avoid the main-stream Social Media, avoid the big centralized software companies. Stick around with Fediverse, stick around with Open-Source Softwares. Or, you can get in trouble. ⚠️💯🔥

[xz@ieji.de]

@Brokar @GossiTheDog Brax is a grifter selling insecure hardware and software https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114825638504244405

[matthewchat@mstdn.social]

@GossiTheDog Good day @protonprivacy where do you store your data for ProtonPass?

[amazing_helenab@mastodon.social]

@GossiTheDog weak to a cyberattack?

[matthewchat@mstdn.social]

@GossiTheDog @protonprivacy Oh - "limited resources so no longer posting on Mastodon".

[netscapenavigator@social.vivaldi.net]

@GossiTheDog

I feel vindicated — thank you!

I remember telling everyone this many years ago, and people acted like it was no big deal. So many had the mindset that if you had nothing to hide, you had nothing to fear, and therefore nothing to worry about. The prevailing attitude was essentially: “Trust Microsoft.”

Today, we know the government cannot always be trusted. You can follow every law, pay your taxes, and mind your own business — and the government (ICE, for example) may still kick in your door. Furthermore, we also know that large corporations like Microsoft will willfully hand over your data without so much as a warrant. Lastly, we also know that Microsoft Cloud, along with Amazon and Google, can go offline or be hacked.

I think about how many people blissfully chose to ignore all of this… this whole time… and how those of us who pointed out the obvious were labeled as crazy.

#BitLocker #Privacy #Security #Windows #Microsoft

[rubinjoni@mastodon.social]

@GossiTheDog *mild shock*

[cyphercryptic_reboot@defcon.social]

@GossiTheDog that's one reason why I had a local offline account before upgrading to Win 11 and enabling BitLocker. I then set BitLocker to not trust any TPM chip, even the one in my PC, and force the passcode being needed by default. My recovery media is on an encrypted drive as well, stored off prim.

[mpotter@social.coop]

@GossiTheDog Time to watch that Bill Gates pie-in-the-face video on repeat again.

[amlor@fux.am]

@GossiTheDog @zzt Don't worry, soon copilot will upload EVERYTHING to the cloud anyway, so law enforcement won't need those keys!

[xfox360@wien.rocks]

@shelldozer @GossiTheDog Wouldn't it be crazy if someone generated a million keys for LE to try?

[bytex64@awesome.garden]

@gwire @GossiTheDog I believe you only get the GUI on Professional, but you can set up bitlocker manually with local protectors on Home using the command-line. At least in Windows 10.

[muzicofiel@mastodon.nl]

@bert_hubert @barbarakathmann Zelfs je bitlocker key is niet veilig in #amerika #usa #microsoft willing to engance in support #fascism

[preston@tiggi.es]

@GossiTheDog No, I don't consider BitLocker to be super secure at all, frankly. 🐻 😅