> But the FBI, concerned about its ability to fight crime — specifically, child pornography — apparently repeatedly asked Microsoft to put a backdoor in the sof

> But the FBI, concerned about its ability to fight crime — specifically, child pornography — apparently repeatedly asked Microsoft to put a backdoor in the software. A backdoor — or trapdoor — is a secret vulnerability that can be exploited to break or circumvent supposedly secure systems. >For its part, the FBI categorically denies asking for such access, telling Mashable that the Bureau doesn't ask for backdoors, and that it only serves companies lawful court orders when it needs to access users' data. (And, legally, it would still need a warrant even if a backdoor did exist.) There's a difference between "being asked to" and "actually doing it". If you think that Microsoft or Apple would backdoor their FDE to appease the FBI or any other federal agency is to assume that they have no interest in their customer base and would rather piss all over it. Besides, LUKS was "backdoored" by the FBI by simply having two agents behind someone's back and then having another agent grab the laptop as the individual turned around.