> The Bitlocker thing seems strange until you realize that it probably really IS the best alternative for most users. The users who are paranoid enough to not trust Bitlocker can probably look out for their own security, so it makes sense to give instructions for the rest.
It seems odd to me that security specialists would recommend a flawed tool to 'the masses'. It just doesn't fit with what I usually read from people in this line of work.
It's pragmatic. BitLocker may or may not be flawed[1], but I don't see a lot of better options for disk encryption on Windows being presented.
[1] - Whether it's flawed or not depends on your needs. Not everyone cares about defending their data against an attacker with the resources of a nation-state - many just want their laptop's hard drives to be effectively inaccessible if the device is stolen or lost.
It seems odd to me that security specialists would recommend a flawed tool to 'the masses'. It just doesn't fit with what I usually read from people in this line of work.