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Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Save a copy of your bitlocker keys to a Veracrypt drive with a password no shorter then 15 mixed characters. Then upload that encrypted container to any free service. They wont be able to open it and now you have a remote backup copy.

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago

    I employed the super secure expedient of never exporting my keys. I have no idea what they are, I never did, and I never will.

    There's really no irreplaceable data on my Windows machine. If I have to reformat it some day A) that's no big deal, and B) it's Windows, what else is new.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Why not save a step, fuck bitlocker, and use veracrypt to encrypt your drive in the first place?

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Why not save a step and don't install Windows in the first place.

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    If you can have two computers one should always be Linux. But gaming and certain software just does not work on Linux yet sadly. Hoping steam can turn that around.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Made the switch about a year ago. Every game i wanted to play worked just fine. I suppose it depends on the games you play, but to say it just does not work is plainly just wrong

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    That is a option but it's performance is bad and you need at least fifteen mix character password every time you boot. If you game you need to use bitlocker sadly or load times dive hard. Having a second drive in full Veracrypt is fine for things like basic documents but not to game on.

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