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by veidr 4051 days ago
Device theft by a non-technical perpetrator is incredibly common.

Even just to mitigate against this single specific threat, full-disk encryption on a modern PC is completely worth it, for soccer moms, grandparents and hackers alike.

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And wiping the device and immediately fencing it is also incredibly common. No-one's going to hijack your Facebook and steal your wedding photos.