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		jeroenhd 87 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft will give the FBI a Windows PC data encr... They could still have asked. They do if you enable Bitlocker outside of the OOBE. This story is just yet another confirmation of what used to be the "the americans have bugged most computers in the world" conspiracy theory. I hope Microsoft wakes up to the changes in the way America is being viewed these days, because they stand to lose a lot of business if they don't.

herewulf 86 days ago [–]

I hope they don't wake up because they deserve to lose a lot of business after decades of abusing their monopolistic position to push software that prioritizes their own interests and not that of their customers.

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