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> What's full-disk encryption do if Facebook et al are going to funnel the data off your devices anyways? Since you mention it, full-disk encryption does nothi
by forapurpose 9y ago
> What's full-disk encryption do if Facebook et al are going to funnel the data off your devices anyways?
Since you mention it, full-disk encryption does nothing if your computer is on or asleep, which is the case for most users most of the time. It only works if your computer is off.
- ec109685 9y agoIt works for asleep as well given the user would need your password to log back in after waking it up from sleep.
- forapurpose 9y ago> It works for asleep as well given the user would need your password to log back in after waking it up from sleep. The disk is not encrypted when the computer is asleep. There may be other security mechanisms that may work, such as an OS-level password on wakeup, but not FDE. (The details of FDE are a bit more complex, but practically the above is true.)
- ec109685 9y agoThe disk is encrypted when it is asleep. The key to decrypt its content is available to the OS after it wakes up, but if you don’t know the account password, you can’t log in to access it. What exploits am I missing?