Your BitLocker-secured Windows PC isn't so secure after all - unless you do this

The report explains that while BitLocker encrypts Windows drives effectively, recovery keys stored in a Microsoft account may be disclosed to law enforcement under valid legal orders; it highlights a Guam FBI case and notes Microsoft receives about 20 such requests annually, urging users to avoid cloud key escrow and instead back up recovery keys locally (e.g., USB, printed copy) to better balance security and privacy.