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minus-squareSolar BearlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoData encryption and decryption without entering a password is a pretty darn good reason.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-4•1 year agoSure, but does a grandmother’s Solitaire & Facebook PC really need quick encrypting and decrypting? Anyone not dealing with sensitive info doesn’t need one.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year agoYes, because they are the least likely to know they are a part of a botnet
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•1 year agoHow would at-rest encryption make it less likely that your computer joins a botnet, or more likely that you’d notice if it did?
minus-squareSolar BearlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThere’s no downside to having it. There’s many downsides to not having it. This seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Data encryption and decryption without entering a password is a pretty darn good reason.
Sure, but does a grandmother’s Solitaire & Facebook PC really need quick encrypting and decrypting? Anyone not dealing with sensitive info doesn’t need one.
Yes, because they are the least likely to know they are a part of a botnet
How would at-rest encryption make it less likely that your computer joins a botnet, or more likely that you’d notice if it did?
There’s no downside to having it. There’s many downsides to not having it. This seems pretty cut and dry to me.