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by charcircuit 150 days ago
If you sync your Linux machines key in the cloud, police could subpoena it too. The solution is not to switch to Linux, but to stop storing it in plain text in the cloud.
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NewsaHackO 150 days ago
Do you know what a private key means in this context?
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charcircuit 150 days ago
No, I don't. The bitlocker key is a symmetric key.
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NewsaHackO 150 days ago
Ok, do you at least know what private means?
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charcircuit 150 days ago
Not public.
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aksss 150 days ago
Check behind your kid's stereo - what's that? Oh, it's a PGP key and gram of meth!
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