Re: Nautilus MASSIVE security fail?
Originally Posted by
jhwoods
@SeanBlader - I'm not quite sure why you find your home folder to me more secure than mine; I don't use full disk encryption but my home dir is encrypted.
Because I have a more robust security mechanism for my computers, it's called a door lock. So if you don't have one of those and other people readily have access to your home folder then regardless of what kind of encryption you're running, with the cost and speed of data you can push through today's graphics chips, physical access to even encrypted data is nearly pointless.
And it sounds to me like if your home folder is encrypted with it's thumbnails, then it's just as secure as your encrypted USB key with the originals. So calling this a "MASSIVE security fail" seems a little sensationalist to me.
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