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Do you encrypt your drives and why or why not? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I was recently intrigued to learn that only half of the respondents to a survey said that they used disk encryption. Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows have been increasingly using encryption by default. On the other hand, while most Linux installers I've encountered include the option to encrypt, it is not selected by default.

Whether it's a test bench, beater laptop, NAS, or daily driver, I encrypt for peace of mind. Whatever I end up doing on my machines, I can be pretty confident my data won't end up in the wrong hands if the drive is stolen or lost and can be erased by simply overwriting the LUKS header. Recovering from an unbootable state or copying files out from an encrypted boot drive only takes a couple more commands compared to an unencrypted setup.

But that's just me and I'm curious to hear what other reasons to encrypt or not to encrypt are out there.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Possibly overestimating the value of the data entrusted to me, but whenever I see that xkcd, I like to think that I at least have the option to remain silent and die with dignity if I really don't want the contents of my disk out there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Nothing I have is worth dying over. I'd give up on the first threat.

Drives in server are not encrypted but backups to the cloud are. Laptop used to but causes to many issues and it doesn't really leave the house much.

[–] eager_eagle 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

[–] d00phy 1 points 22 hours ago

Tackling the real issues right here!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

If I remember correctly, some USA agency said torture is ineffective because you will talk, you like it or not. When you are asking someone for a thing they don’t know they will say a lie just to stop the pain. So I guess anyone will give their password with enough time