I had a stroke reading the thread title.
They’re making an increasingly compelling case for me to switch to Linux.
This is already looking like Microsuck is asking for a Windows 11/BitLocker based Class Action Lawsuit against them for this data lose blunder, and hopefully get their currently CEO fired.
The bot that posted this is not programmed to edit typos.
Really wish we didn’t have bots posting at all
Since when is Bitlocker required? None of my files are encrypted, and I’ve been using 11 since it came out.
Bitlocker encrypts your drive, not single files. Once the computer is booted up, it’s completely transparent to the user.
But my PC doesn’t even have a password. So how can my files be encrypted? I thought a password was manditory for file encryption to work.
TPM keys, and without your knowledge
I am LITERALLY in the process of migrating my servers to my new NixOS server after months of prep work. This couldn’t have been more timely lol Funniest part is, I just did my own TPM based encryption on my drives.
SERVERS???
Just one server, but multiple “services” (i.e. Jellyfin, Minecraft, Discord bots, Wordpress, etc). Server is kind of a misnomer there
Yeah it can happen, when you force people without their consent encrypting their data.
Forcing people is one thing, not telling them its a thing is completely different. Most Windows users dont even know their Windows has bitlocker enabled and those keys are out of their sight
Isn’t that what Iphone and Android already do?
Most people don’t have anything of importance on their phones. And the tuning options are almost absent on phones, so it is less problematic bug-wise.
No you’re right, nobody has precious photos or videos on their phone 🙄
If they don’t save those photos somewhere else from time to time, it means those photos aren’t that important.
I backup my precious dick pics at several offsite locations by sending them to as many people as possible as often as possible.
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Your title is borked. Maybe edit that
It’s duplicated in case half of it is lost to Bitlocker
What a stinker of an OS. Linux never looked so good
Its why I switched to Linux.
I’ve been a Linux user since 2010 and I’m glad I developed that skillset
Same. Except my first pc was running DOS on a black and amber CRT…so switching to Linux even part time in 2010 was pretty easy for me to wrap my head around in terms of CLI stuff.
Fix that title gore please
Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft’s forcedWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft’s forced BitLocker encryptionI mean, it’s kind of not incorrect:
Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft’s forced Windows 11
If they are still using windows, their privacy and data safety was never of importance to them, anyway.
Or just get the data back from the backups they made.
Data privacy != Documents/data on hard disk
If I have documents on my harddisk, they are private. If a windows 11 user has documents on their harddisk, they are not.
What do you smoke exactly?
I did not invent “recall”.
How are these people losing access to their MS accounts on their computers?
All the time, then people get ran around in circles, are given a too technical explanation and give up more often than not.
The encryption is not inherently a bad thing, but forcing people into account creation is where the trouble starts. With piss-poor customer support as the cherry on top, this should never be allowed.
I’d say it’s a bad thing because it’s the wrong threat model as a default.
More home users are in scenarios like “I spilled a can of Diet Sprite into my laptop, can someone yank the SSD and recover my cat pictures” than “Someone stole my laptop and has physical access to state secrets that Hegseth has yet to blurt on Twitch chat”. Encryption makes the first scenario a lot harder to easily recover from, and people with explicit high security needs should opt into it or have organization-managed configs.
That’s what the online MS account is for - your BitLocker encryption key is stored on your account that you can access from any web browser.
