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A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 11 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Those are potential vulnerabilities that can be patched. This is an indication that MS intends for bitlocker which you really need to be secure to bother using windows on a laptop to never be secure by design.

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  • [–] -4 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Those are potential vulnerabilities that can be patched

    "Potential"? They are actively being exploited. And they don't require physical access to the device.

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

    They dont require physical access, but they require access to a non-root account on the machine. How often do you create accounts on your local machine for malicious actors to use?

    When you do a new OS install, do you create a separate user account for guests and then share the login details with random people?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    The require the person to have already compromised you and be running software on your machine

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