> It sounds like a pretty sane system to me and a non-issue. That's my take on it as well. It simply amazes me how most people will accept a vendor's total co

> It sounds like a pretty sane system to me and a non-issue. That's my take on it as well. It simply amazes me how most people will accept a vendor's total control of their cellphone or tablet, but when it comes to a PC (and PCs are getting smaller and smaller) everyone freaks out over the same thing. And in fact, Microsoft has far less control over a Windows PC than Google and Apple do over their respective phone OSes, especially if you don't use a Microsoft cloud account. > The status quo was that if law enforcement or criminals seized your computer, they by default could access all your files. By encrypting the device by default, they at least added an additional hurdle for law enforcement and made it all but impossible for the common thief. > I don't see much to complain about other than it would be nice if Home users had the full Bitlocker feature. Amen.