Eric Cordian wrote:
> > The Intel Protected Access Architecture identifies a notebook PC owner
> > through devices such as fingerprint readers, USB tokens or smart cards
> > before the system boots up. The notebook will not boot up for an
> > unauthorized user, consequently preventing access to data.
>
> "Useless to thieves?" Har.
>
> It's a rare thief who steals a notebook for the prior user's data.
besides, if he did, he could just rip out the hdd and mount it in his
own machine. you need a crypto filesystem to protect against that.
