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by radicality 614 days ago
Damn, how is that possible? I imagine you have FileVault enabled, and if so this sounds like some security bypass?

I was under the impression that until you provide the password after a reboot, the system should know nothing about you as all user data should be encrypted, so it should not know what apps you had open before reboot let alone start playing sound.
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pram 614 days ago
After you type your FileVault password you are 'logged in'

This is really about the checkbox on the reboot modal that says "reopen windows when logging back in." An OS update defaults to yes, for whatever reason.

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gruez 614 days ago
>Damn, how is that possible? I imagine you have FileVault enabled, and if so this sounds like some security bypass?

If you're choosing "reboot" rather than "shut down", presumably you intend to continue using the machine, so it's reasonably safe to keep credentials around. AFAIK windows has the same feature.

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steve1977 614 days ago
> If you're choosing "reboot" rather than "shut down", presumably you intend to continue using the machine, so it's reasonably safe to keep credentials around.

This is the last thing I would expect. Quite the contrary, when I reboot (rather than log out or sleep), I expect the machine to clear it's memory completely.

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