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.

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI after receiving a valid legal demand tied to a federal investigation involving three laptops in Guam.

Microsoft confirms it provides BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI under legal orders. Learn about the security implications ...

Microsoft stores the hard drive encryption key in customers' online accounts by default. It can be accessed there with a court order.

Microsoft stores the hard drive encryption key in customers' online accounts by default. It can be accessed there by court ...

Microsoft has acknowledged that it can provide U.S. law enforcement agencies with access to BitLocker encryption keys when ...

Microsoft handed over keys to BitLocker-encrypted data stored on its servers during an FBI probe last year, granting access ...

Microsoft provided the FBI with BitLocker encryption recovery keys following a warrant request, allowing federal agents to ...

If your machine is uploading your BitLocker keys to Microsoft, Microsoft can and will give them to law enforcement, it turns ...

Microsoft provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI after investigators served a valid warrant in a fraud investigation based in Guam. Federal agents believed ...

As the first major tech company to comply with government demands for encrypted data, Microsoft sets a dangerous precedent.

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