[Informatics] Full Disk Encryption

[ken price]

This article
https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/
suggests that for some full-disk-encryption systems, a "key escrow" system
is applies. This provides someone (eg US authorities) with a way to decrypt
it.

See also
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/03/worried-about-apple-california-has-bill-would-disable-encryption-all-phones

On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

> A short beginner's guide, with relevance to terrorism and Apple vs FBI...
>
> "Full disk encryption, also known as whole disk encryption, protects data
> that’s at rest on a computer or phone, as opposed to email and instant
> messaging data that’s in transit across a network. When done effectively,
> it prevents any unauthorized person, including phone and computer makers
> themselves, from accessing data stored on a disk. "
>
> Read more
>
> https://www.wired.com/2016/07/hacker-lexicon-full-disk-encryption/
>
>
> --
>
> Mark Kelly
>
> mark at vceit.com
> http://vceit.com
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Dr Ken Price MACS(Snr) CP ACCE Professional Associate.
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