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Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by bigyabai on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:15PM (#46735739)
If by "power user" you mean "enemy of the state", there's a lot of software you'd be better-off avoiding.
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by wolvoleo on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:28PM (#46735896)
"enemy of the state" depends a lot on the current state of the state.

Eg in England you're already an enemy of the state when you protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. In America if you don't like civilians being executed by ICE.

This is really a bad time to throw "enemy of the state" around as if this only applies to the worst people.

Current developments are the ideal time to show that these powers can be abused.

Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by blipvert on Friday January 23, 2026 @04:18PM (#46738060)
Very much hyperbolic about the UK. You’re fine protesting against Israel, but Palestine Action is a proscribed group (not that I agree with that!) and that will land you in trouble.
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by RandomNickname on Friday January 23, 2026 @08:04PM (#46740058)
No you aren't,why are you lying. You can protest all you want,the only time people got in trouble was because of the Nazi flags the protestors were using and extreme Islamists trying to recruit terrorists.
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by phanimahesh on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:22PM (#46735830)
That is a strange viewpoint. Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by WarOnPrivacy on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:38PM (#46736036)
> Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?

As of today at 00:00 UTC, no.

    But there's an increasingly possible future
    where authoritarian governments will brand users
    who practice 'non-prescribed use' as enemies of the state.

    And when we have a government who's leader
    openly gifts deep, direct access to federal power
    to unethical tech leaders who've funded elections (ex:Thiel),
    that branding would be a powerful perk to have access to
    (even if indirectly).
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by bigyabai on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:29PM (#46735900)
It's holistic philosophy. You're not going to save yourself from FBI surveillance by avoiding Windows, I guarantee that to you.
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by thewebguyd on Friday January 23, 2026 @02:12PM (#46736492)
You're not going to avoid any state surveillance if the state is really interested in you specifically.

But you can still help prevent abuses of mass surveillance without probable cause by making such surveillance as expensive and difficult as possible for the state

Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by pawelduda on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:29PM (#46735905)
Maybe he's just trying to avoid Candy Crush Saga
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by amitav1 on Friday January 23, 2026 @02:37PM (#46736808)
I can't think of anybody apart from Osama bin Laden who wouldn't want to play Candy Crush. \s
Re:Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to un... by anonym29 on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:44PM (#46736118)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700219

Criticizing the current administration? That sounds like something an enemy of the state would do!

Prepare yourself for the 3am FBI raid, evildoer! You're an enemy of the state, after all, that means you deserve it! /s