Microsoft account vs. local account: How to choose and set up your pick in Windows 11

The Windows 11 setup program really, really wants you to use a Microsoft account instead of a local account. Here's everything you need to know about your options.
PCMag

Worried About Wi-Fi Security? Make Sure Your Router Supports This Standard

The FCC has everyone worked up about foreign-made routers, but the spec you should actually be concerned about is WPA3.
Wired

The Best Home Gym Setup for Small Spaces

To join or not to join a gym: That is the question. If you opt out of building a home gym, you can join a club and have access to more weights and machines. Friends and classes motivate you to keep ...
9to5Mac

Contrasting Apple standing up to FBI with Microsoft BitLocker keys isn’t fair

The mass killing of 14 people in San Bernardino in December 2015 saw the FBI trying to access what it described as “relevant and critical data” on the locked iPhone of one of the shooters. The agency ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Shared BitLocker Keys With FBI, Raising Privacy Fears

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data. Image: Simon Ray/Unsplash Microsoft is under scrutiny ...
Computerworld

Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...
PC Magazine

Report: Microsoft Hands Over Keys for BitLocker-Encrypted Data to FBI

Microsoft handed over keys to BitLocker-encrypted data stored on its servers during an FBI probe last year, granting access to data on three separate laptops. BitLocker, a built-in data protection ...
The Verge

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...
HotHardware

Microsoft Gave BitLocker Encryption Keys To The FBI, Report Claims

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in response to a valid legal order, giving investigators the ability to decrypt hard drives that would otherwise have been ...
Gizmodo

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Microsoft handed over encryption keys for its hard drive encryption software BitLocker to the FBI last year, complying with a search warrant tied to a fraud investigation in Guam. This marks the first ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: Reports

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...