Of course they did because the "suspects" likely uploaded their keys to their Microsoft account, which Microsoft nearly forces you to do at this point. We need to accept our own responsibility in how we got here though at some point & hold our politicians accountable for shelling out billions to companies like Microsoft while receiving kickbacks, and for making the invasion of privacy the status quo.
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Always remember: with Windows, you're never in control of your device. Whatever you do, you're doing it with Microsoft looking over your shoulder and taking notes.
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Wait, why do we need TPM 2 for bitlocker again if they just upload the keys to their server anyway?
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Well, time to see if that's the case with my local account Win11 PC. Also going to look up a guide on how to stop the key from being shared to MicroDaft and how to change the key.
Edit: It appears that Bitlocker is only on Win10/11 Pro and above, Home editions use Device Encryption instead. Device Encryption is a simplified version of Bitlocker. The key is only uploaded if you use a Microsoft account for login.
Still going to check anyway.
YARTUL - yet another reason to use Linux
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