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Comment by lgeorget

6 days ago

I was about to comment that exactly. If you computer is never switched off, your encryption is permanently bypassed.

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bluebarbet  6 days ago

True but in practice it's still worth something if a screen lock is used. The police won't be foiled but a casual thief is likely to unplug or reboot and at that point your data is protected.

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