On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 09:49:48PM -0400, Bill Horne wrote: > On 9/30/2014 9:38 AM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: > >In linux, I'm not aware of any product that does whole disk > >encryption without needing a power-on password. In windows, > >Bitlocker uses the TPM to ensure the OS gets booted untampered, and > >then your user logon password and OS security are used to prevent > >unauthorized access. This is truly great to protect against thugs > >and laptop thieves. > > > > No offense, but why would it/ how could it? A laptop thief isn't > likely to be looking for /your/ info, just an appliance to sell.
Unless it isn't, i.e. if they're after your bank account, rather than your hardware. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail due to spam prevention. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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