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I've got a burning question for those out there. Do I use full disk encryption on my laptop or just don't bother?
Dannan21@ablackcatstail If you have data you care about, do it. Probably you don't
@Dannan21 I do care but I really don't travel much so I don't have to worry about border searches or anything nefarious like that.
@ablackcatstail For general home security, maybe it is worth it. It's just nice to have.
magljo@ablackcatstail I always use full encryption. Probably paranoia but if my laptop is stolen/lost, its one extra barrier to getting to all my stuff.
@magljo It might be wise for me then to redo my laptop. I don't believe I can implement full disk encryption with LUKS on Linux once the OS is installed. I guess I'll have to do some google fu.
like jam or bootlacesso, the thing that convinced me is thinking about what happens when the drive dies?
if I could be sure the drive was well & truly dead, that wouldn't be a problem.
Trying to figure that out, though, seems like no fun. Drives with spinning platters are much more fragile. (And they have cool magnets in them!)
Making sure they are destroyed enough seems pretty straightforward in comparison to looking at some error messages or whatev: Is the drive dead, or is the problem elsewhere? Grinding up an SSD or NVMe to be more sure just seems like a drag.
So, now I get the hassle in up front by starting new drives or installs with full disk encryption.