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- nomad ( @Nomad@infosec.pub ) 14•1 month ago
Why? Because local data recovery will be that much harder, forcing people into online backups with Microsoft
- henfredemars ( @henfredemars@infosec.pub ) 10•1 month 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.
- JackbyDev ( @JackbyDev@programming.dev ) 10•1 month ago
OneDrive mysteriously moving and deleting your data without permission. BitLocker encrypting it without permission. What’s next?
- taanegl ( @taanegl@beehaw.org ) 1•5 days ago
Just randomly encrypting your application executables and forcing you to run the application inside a Windows VM on Azure - and paying for it, a.k.a Execution as a Service (or EaaS for short)…
I’m not even joking, that could happen.
- Nik282000 ( @nik282000@lemmy.ca ) 7•1 month ago
You can avoid device encryption by using
a local accountLinux. - YourPrivatHater ( @YourPrivatHater@ani.social ) 5•1 month ago
Assholes.
- Romkslrqusz ( @Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee ) 3•1 month ago
This isn’t news, this has already been the case since Windows 10 1803 back in 2018.