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 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 ...

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...

Microsoft confirmed that it provided its BitLocker recovery keys to federal investigators in Guam, allowing them to unlock encrypted data on laptops, thus crossing a privacy line. This is a clear sign ...

Microsoft confirmed it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, allowing federal agents to decrypt three laptops in a Guam fraud investigation. The company receives approximately 20 such legal ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing some Windows devices to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing last month's Windows security updates. Those affected by this are prompted to enter ...