How to keep your PC encryption key safe - from Microsoft and the FBI

The article explains that while BitLocker effectively protects data on Windows devices, Microsoft can provide recovery keys to law enforcement when users have escrowed them in the Microsoft cloud, as seen in a recent FBI case in Guam; the company receives about 20 such requests annually, though many cannot be fulfilled if keys aren’t cloud-backed. It advises users to mitigate this privacy risk by avoiding cloud storage of recovery keys, instead saving them locally or printing them, and provides step-by-step guidance for reviewing BitLocker settings and deleting any cloud-stored keys to retain sole custody.