Microsoft handed encryption keys to the FBI—here’s why it could matter to you

As the first major tech company to comply with government demands for encrypted data, Microsoft sets a dangerous precedent.

Data Makes The World Go Round—Until It Doesn’t: What You Urgently Need To Know About Keyless Encryption

Here's how emerging encryption innovations can help organizations reduce risk, strengthen compliance and prepare for next-gen ...

Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year.

Microsoft’s BitLocker Policy Draws Scrutiny After FBI Access to Encrypted Windows Device

Microsoft has acknowledged that it can provide U.S. law enforcement agencies with access to BitLocker encryption keys when ...

Worried about AI privacy? This new tool from Signal's founder adds end-to-end encryption to your chats

Worried about AI privacy? This new tool from Signal's founder adds end-to-end encryption to your chats ...
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encryption algorithm

A formula used to turn ordinary data, or "plaintext," into a secret coded message known as "ciphertext." The ciphertext can reside in storage or travel over unsecure networks without its contents ...