Protect your PC and storage drive from unauthorized access. Here’s how and why I enable BitLocker on all my Windows computers ...

She called at 7:45 in the morning. Bay Area consultant. Lives in Red Bluff, works remotely. Her clients do not care where she is sitting when the deadline arrives. She had a presentation due. She had ...

Windows 11’s AI ecosystem is growing, from Copilot’s expanded Office features to developer-friendly local AI APIs, but experts warn of privacy risks and physical security vulnerabilities. Guides now ...

Microsoft told me it’s not aware of any critical issues with Windows 11 KB5083769, the April 2026 Patch Tuesday update. Plus, ...

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Barely 48 hours after Microsoft’s new security update went live, we had warnings that its first serious issue was causing havoc for some users. Microsoft has now confirmed that PCs set up in a ...

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 disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data. Microsoft is under scrutiny after it emerged that the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft handed over encryption keys for its hard drive encryption software BitLocker to the FBI last year, complying with a search warrant tied to a fraud investigation in Guam. This marks the first ...