#subpoenas — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #subpoenas, aggregated by home.social.
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#Microsoft Gave #FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major #Privacy Flaw
Tech giant receives around 20 requests for #BitLocker keys/year and will provide them to governments in response to valid court orders.
It’s possible for users to store those keys on a device they own, but Microsoft also recommends BitLocker users store their keys on its servers for convenience, it also makes them vulnerable to #lawenforcement #subpoenas and #warrants.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/
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On Friday, the US attorney’s office in Southern Florida issued 30 #subpoenas to individuals such former #CIA director #JohnBrennan, & other fmr intelligence officials. Shortly before Executive Assistant United States Attorney Manolo Reboso signed off on the subpoenas, 2 career US attorneys resigned because they “felt like there was something they could not take part in because it would violate their ethical responsibilities,” acc/to MSNBC.