Windows 11 Pro will soon require a Microsoft Account during initial setup

Re:Windows 11 Pro will soon require a Microsoft Account duri... by woodruffw on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:15PM (#30390483)

> Literally a trap to hand over your encryption keys. Never sign into an operating system with a cloud identity.

Why does your trust model include "running a proprietary OS that can do anything at any time" but not "the OS explicitly requires a user account tied to an online account?" That doesn't make any sense.

To be clear: there are plenty of great reasons to dislike this change. But they all fall under "user-hostile" or "creeping surveillance capitalism," not "shady conspiracy to steal your encryption keys." They can already have the keys if they want them, and there's nothing you can do about it as-is.

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Re:Windows 11 Pro will soon require a Microsoft Account duri... by randomhodler84 on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:51PM (#30391580)

My trust model absolutely abhors closed source software. I compile binaries myself. I would not use Microsoft software.

However the this isn’t about me. This is providing advice in such a way that the casual windows user might see the threat to their keys.

The only reason they were allowed to rollout BitLocker was if they stole the keys. Funny that encryption only became a “problem” in the age of the iPhone.

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