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Comment by charcircuit

1 day ago

If you sync your Linux machines key in the cloud, police could subpoena it too. The solution is not to switch to Linux, but to stop storing it in plain text in the cloud.

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NewsaHackO  1 day ago

Do you know what a private key means in this context?

  • charcircuit  1 day ago

    No, I don't. The bitlocker key is a symmetric key.

    • NewsaHackO  1 day ago

      Ok, do you at least know what private means?

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