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BitLocker is not the same as Device Encryption. Please stop confusing the two. Also you have been unable to say what you want Microsoft to do in grandma's case.
by wfjackson 12y ago
BitLocker is not the same as Device Encryption. Please stop confusing the two. Also you have been unable to say what you want Microsoft to do in grandma's case.
- xnull2guest 12y ago"BitLocker provides support for device encryption on x86 and x64-based computers with a TPM that supports connected stand-by. Previously this form of encryption was only available on Windows RT devices." http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn306081.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn306081.aspx They are not the same. Agreed. Sorry about the confusion. Anyway, it's true that modern Windows Operating Systems, even on non-RT devices, upload bitlocker keys automatically and transparently to the cloud, where the data is indexed for the PRISM program. They do this with Device Encryption, which is supported by Bitlocker on x86 and x64-based computers with a TPM that supports connected stand-by. Edit: Regarding Grandma. Keys can be stored on a non-boot internal drive. Keys can be shown on the screen as a QR code (and the screen can tell Grandma to take a picture). Grandma's keys can be printed out on a small detachable USB or SD/MicroSD device with a kilobyte of space. The machine can provide provisional encryption until Grandma's computer can connect to a printer (where it gets printed). Grandma's computer could send the key over USB/Bluetooth/Wifi to a trusted computer friend after pairing (such as a 'tech savvy' niece/nephew). There are plenty of options. The 'grandma clause' is not mutually exclusive with key escrow. OneDrive is a nice place for grandma AND a nice place for the FBI.