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Make a separate account on your Mac for just this purpose.

• sjwright 7y ago
  Be aware that any valid normal user account password can decrypt your hard disk—the exception being a guest account which forces the entire computer to restart into a separate, fully neutered system.
  • jhabdas 7y ago
    Assuming you haven't switched partition schemes to something like LUKS with pre-boot authentication.
    • sjwright 7y ago
      I'm assuming it's a MacBook that is being operated normally by a normal person.
  • pbhjpbhj 7y ago
    But someone at airport security turning the computer on still wouldn't have access to your user's files, presumably (?), because of user permissions - so they'd need to hack it (illegally, I expect) and why would they do that? In the context of this story aren't they just checking the serial number, presumably that's printed on the case?