On 12/29/2016 07:23 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The people that can read /etc while it is mounted do not bother me. They have permission. The people that steal a (powered down) computer or hard disk do.
Reading reports I think that many of the laptop thefts are not targeted, they are opportunistic and for resale. Maybe you too have been offered a laptop or other portable (or something else) that is heavily discounted. As in "bad IMEI", meaning the phone has been blacklisted, most likely because it was stolen. The most immediate impact is loss of availability, of function. That applies even if the disk was encrypted. It applies even if you have backup. There is a delay until the device is replaced and the data restored. This leads to a number of mitigation strategies. One salesman I know has a stripped down phone for travel, just in case the authorities (or the secret police, or others) decide to 'confiscate' it or borrow it to take an image. Part of the problem is that modern laptops are too capable,too much processing power, too much storage. If they were 'slimmer' we wouldn't be tempted to load them up and, as many people I know, use them as their primary device. -- Any sufficiently advanced technology is undistinguishable from magic. - Arthur Clarke -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org