nutellawaescher@feddit.org to Technik@feddit.org · 1 month agoMicrosoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reportstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down10cross-posted to: now@fasheng.ingpolitics@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reportstechcrunch.comnutellawaescher@feddit.org to Technik@feddit.org · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilinkcross-posted to: now@fasheng.ingpolitics@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareAudaciousArmadillo@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWait, why do we need TPM 2 for bitlocker again if they just upload the keys to their server anyway?
minus-squareAAA@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoYou see, so that others cannot decrypt your device. It’s just that Microsoft doesn’t count itself as “others”.
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoTPM makes the DRM stuff harder to break. Like if you unlock bootloader on your phone, Widevine degrades to L3 which means you can’t watch HD netflix. If you use Linux, you can’t use L1 which mean you get the SD stuff They’re trying to do the same with PC games. Mandatory secure boot + TPM to encrypt/decrypt the games so it’s harder to crack.
Wait, why do we need TPM 2 for bitlocker again if they just upload the keys to their server anyway?
You see, so that others cannot decrypt your device. It’s just that Microsoft doesn’t count itself as “others”.
TPM makes the DRM stuff harder to break.
Like if you unlock bootloader on your phone, Widevine degrades to L3 which means you can’t watch HD netflix.
If you use Linux, you can’t use L1 which mean you get the SD stuff
They’re trying to do the same with PC games. Mandatory secure boot + TPM to encrypt/decrypt the games so it’s harder to crack.