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==Is it important to encrypt my PC?== | |||
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tl;dr: | |||
: if you think it'll get stolen for the data on it, yes. | |||
: if you think targeted theft is likely (based on who you are and what you have), yes, do it. | |||
: if you like peace of mind, yes | |||
: 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. | |||
: 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. | |||
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