> RAM can be just as easily accessed as hard disks if the computer is on Ok. But that doesn't protect you from cases where it is off. Like if the hard drive is

> RAM can be just as easily accessed as hard disks if the computer is on Ok. But that doesn't protect you from cases where it is off. Like if the hard drive is confiscated or stolen. > Full-disk encryption achieves the same end Not entirely. The decryption key could be compromised. Or someone might figure out may have some way to crack the decryption (unlikely, but not impossible). > A good VPN service has no logs worth seizing anyway That is half of a good argument. The other half would be "and we disable swap so that parts of memory don't accidentally end up on disk". But they don't mention swap. > Location, location, location That might help against government seizure, but what if the disk is stolen?