Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
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Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#2As long as Microsoft will continue to use dark patterns to convert local accounts to online accounts and automatically, without user consent, encrypt the storage drives preventing any computer use until the user goes to aka.ms and through the hoops, this is a good thing.
No one should have their data encrypted and kept from them without consent unless they do something. Microsoft does that now. They may not be requring a monetary ransom like others, but it is a ransom nevertheless.
I know this is controversial. Bitlocker helps protect one's property and information when used intentionally. And that being impacted is a shame.
Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
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Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#4Maybe I’m an outlier but I don’t want my drives encrypted at all. I rather have all my data be accessible if things go catastrophic, I.E. having to pull the drive out of a broken computer and put it in another computer to access the files. I just want it to be plug and play.
Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#5Maybe I’m an outlier but I don’t want my drives encrypted at all. I rather have all my data be accessible if things go catastrophic, I.E. having to pull the drive out of a broken computer and put it in another computer to access the files. I just want it to be plug and play.
What's not plug and play if using some sensible fde like idk, dm-crypt? You are only a passphrase away from mounting that drive in any other system you plug it into.
Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#6Maybe I’m an outlier but I don’t want my drives encrypted at all. I rather have all my data be accessible if things go catastrophic, I.E. having to pull the drive out of a broken computer and put it in another computer to access the files. I just want it to be plug and play.
My harddrives (laptop, work laptop, desktop, server) contain emails, browser sessions, saved passwords, personal data from family and friends.
I do not want someone stealing my laptop on a train ride potentially being able to have all of that data.
With a proper real backup strategy, i have everything save. I do not need easy access to a hard drive from a broken computer.
But hey you do you :)
Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#7Maybe I’m an outlier but I don’t want my drives encrypted at all. I rather have all my data be accessible if things go catastrophic, I.E. having to pull the drive out of a broken computer and put it in another computer to access the files. I just want it to be plug and play.
the point is having a choice and the choice actually doing what it claimed.
Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#8Maybe I’m an outlier but I don’t want my drives encrypted at all. I rather have all my data be accessible if things go catastrophic, I.E. having to pull the drive out of a broken computer and put it in another computer to access the files. I just want it to be plug and play.
Same here. If anything happens I want a decent chance to be able to recover my data. The most I may do is create encrypted files, and some of them I've forgotten the passwords for, which makes me even more wary.
Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#9Maybe I’m an outlier but I don’t want my drives encrypted at all. I rather have all my data be accessible if things go catastrophic, I.E. having to pull the drive out of a broken computer and put it in another computer to access the files. I just want it to be plug and play.
I mean... you can use an encryption scheme compatible with this (if you know the password).
I suppose this makes some sense for home computers (burglars and police raids are rare) but for a laptop, you really don't want thieves getting all your details.
Ironically -- this probably was paranoid a few years ago, but now -- "ChatGPT, use this prepared prompt to extract all useful info from this hard drive"
Re: Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit
#10As long as Microsoft will continue to use dark patterns to convert local accounts to online accounts and automatically, without user consent, encrypt the storage drives preventing any computer use until the user goes to aka.ms and through the hoops, this is a good thing. No one should have their data encrypted and kept from them without consent unless they do something. Microsoft does that now. They may not be requri…
You only need to use the aka.ms link if you lost your recovery key. That feature also can be disabled without disabling Bitlocker as a whole.