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charcircuit
11 days ago
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Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption key...
If you sync your Linux machines key in the cloud, police could subpoena it too. The solution is not to switch to Linux, but to stop storing it in plain text in the cloud.
NewsaHackO
11 days ago
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Do you know what a private key means in this context?
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charcircuit
11 days ago
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No, I don't. The bitlocker key is a symmetric key.
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NewsaHackO
11 days ago
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Ok, do you at least know what private means?
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charcircuit
11 days ago
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Not public.
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aksss
11 days ago
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Check behind your kid's stereo - what's that? Oh, it's a PGP key and gram of meth!
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