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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Device encryption is designed to improve the security of Windows machines by automatically enabling BitLocker encryption on the Windows install drive and backing up the recovery key to a Microsoft account or Entra ID.

Once again, Microsoft is missing the importance of consent both in forcing the encryption and in not giving users a choice in who holds the keys to your data.