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Metadata includes file names. If you have a file on your computer called proof_nsa_is_doing_illegal_stuff.pdf, that would significantly help a prosecutor trying

Metadata includes file names. If you have a file on your computer called proof_nsa_is_doing_illegal_stuff.pdf, that would significantly help a prosecutor trying to convict a wistleblower even if they can't get the file.

Unklejoe 5y ago
No it doesn't. LUKS encrypts a block device, and then the filesystem is instantiated on that encrypted block device. No file names are visible.
teddyh 5y ago
No, the LUKS header includes only encryption metadata, not file system metadata.