It's not like companies have a choice. If they have a key in their possession and law enforcement gets an order for it, they have to provide it.

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function_seven 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That only strengthens the parent point. Switch to an OS where this requirement doesn't come into play if you're worried about any governments having a backdoor into your own machine.

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Aurornis 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Switch to an OS where this requirement doesn't come into play

I use BitLocker on my Windows box without uploading the keys. I don't even have it connected to a Microsoft account. This isn't a requirement.

	▲	knowitnone3 35 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		except Microsoft probably as a master key

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charcircuit 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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.

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NewsaHackO 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Do you know what a private key means in this context?

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charcircuit 2 hours ago | parent [-]

No, I don't. The bitlocker key is a symmetric key.

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NewsaHackO an hour ago | parent [-]

Ok, do you at least know what private means?

	▲	charcircuit an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Not public.

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Zambyte 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> It's not like companies have a choice.

> If they have a key in their possession [...]

So they do have a choice.

	▲	mc32 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		People/users have an option to keep the key themselves. Most wouldn’t bother to manage encryption keys.

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egorfine 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

And even if they don't have the key. Case in point: https://medium.com/@tahirbalarabe2/the-encryption-dilemma-wh...