I don't understand this, it's actually baffling. Why was the question being asked to begin with let along a whole post being made about this? If they have a legal request from a law enforcement agency of any country they operate in, they either comply or see executives in prison.

Is how bitlocker works not well known perhaps? I don't think it's a secret. The whole schtick is that you get to manage windows computers in a corporate fleet remotely, that includes being able to lock-out or unlock volumes. The only other way to do that would be for the person using the device to store the keys somewhere locally, but the whole point is you don't trust the people using the computers, they're employees. If they get fired, or if they lose the laptop, them being the only people who can unlock the bitlocker volume is a very bad situation. Even that aside, the logistics of people switching laptops, help desk getting a laptop and needing to access the volume and similar scenarios have to be addressed. Nothing about this and how bitlocker works is new.

Even in the safer political climates of pre-2025, you're still looking at prosecution if you resist a lawful order. You can fight gag-orders, or the legality of a request, but without a court order to countermand the feds request, you have to comply.

Microsoft would do the same in China, Europe, middle east,etc.. the FBI isn't special.

>Microsoft would do the same in China, Europe, middle east,etc.. the FBI isn't special.

One would presume US agencies has leverage to access global data.