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Microsoft's Bitlocker & TPM encryption combo defeated with a $10 Raspberry Pi::The point of Microsoft's Bitlocker security feature is to protect personal data stored locally on devices and particularly when those devices are lost or otherwise physically compromised. With Bi

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[–] v81 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is already happening with smart phones.

[–] PeterPoopshit 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

When the government starts taking away unlocked bootloader phones, I will be switching to ham radio instead of getting a locked down phone. Fuck the system.

[–] v81 1 points 10 months ago

Sad thing is there is no way to securely communicate via ham radio.

But I'd be fully open to going pirate!

And with regard to unlocked bootloaders, I think it's the manufactures wanting to lock away choice and options that is the issue more than the government.