Security notes - security for the everyday person: Difference between revisions

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-Less so than laptop or phone.
+tl;dr:
-LAN parties don't happen so much since the late nineties,
+: if you think it'll get stolen for the data on it, yes.
-so people don't generally take their PCs places anywhere,
+: if you think targeted theft is likely (based on who you are and what you have), yes, do it.
-much less places they might get stolen,
-so it only matters if you get burgled.
-That ''should'' be a much lower risk.
+: if you like peace of mind, yes
-Though it's still nice for peace of mind.
+: yet practically
+:: people don't generally take their PCs anywhere - LAN parties happen less than since the late nineties
+:: even theft by non-interested people is not too much threat. Yes, they could poke around, but chances are that they or the next owner will just format them.
-It typically doesn't do much against law enforcement,
+: keep in mind that encrypted devices does not do much against law enforcement,
-in that in a lot of places, you are more or less ''required'' to give them access somehow, and your refusal will have implications.
+:: in that in a lot of places, you are more or less ''required'' to give them access somehow, and your refusal will have implications.
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 ==Is it important to encrypt my laptop or phone?==

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