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Microsoft handed the government ecryption keys for customer data

  • Terrence O’Brien--The Verge
  • published date: 2026-01-24 22:39:57 UTC

The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant, asking them to hand over keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops as part of an investigation into potential fraud involving the COVID unemployment assistance program in Guam - and Microsoft com…

<ul><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul> Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the pot… [+3098 chars]