Storing your BitLocker key in the cloud? Microsoft can give it to the FBI - what to do instead

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

'Simply irresponsible': Microsoft confirms it will give your BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI if asked - but there is a way to keep your data private

Microsoft confirms FBI can access BitLocker keys via valid legal orders Cloud accounts store unencrypted keys, enabling law enforcement access; local accounts avoid this risk Senator Wyden criticizes ...
PC Magazine

Report: Microsoft Hands Over Keys for BitLocker-Encrypted Data to FBI

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 ...
Ars Technica

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...
The Verge

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...
The Independent

Widower sues McDonald’s after restaurant did nothing to remove ‘known vagrant’ before he killed wife at drive-thru, lawsuit says

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A widower is suing a McDonald’s in Los Angeles ...
ConsumerAffairs

How Many People Drive in the U.S.? 2026

It’s estimated that as of 2025, there are over 242 million licensed drivers in the U.S., and about 86% of Americans ages 25 and older have a driver’s license. While the COVID-19 pandemic caused the ...