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charcircuit
7 months ago
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Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption key...
If you sync your Linux machines key in the cloud, police could subpoena it too. The solution is not to switch to Linux, but to stop storing it in plain text in the cloud.
NewsaHackO
7 months ago
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Do you know what a private key means in this context?
charcircuit
7 months ago
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No, I don't. The bitlocker key is a symmetric key.
NewsaHackO
7 months ago
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Ok, do you at least know what private means?
charcircuit
7 months ago
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Not public.
aksss
7 months ago
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Check behind your kid's stereo - what's that? Oh, it's a PGP key and gram of meth!
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