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How safe is locking the screen?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20263804 views
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Both Windows and Linux have a pretty useful feature that allows you to leave everything running on the PC while also keeping invaders away by locking the screen. My question is: Say I leave my laptop with the screen locked while I go get a donut, and then it gets stolen. Assuming the thief has acce…

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The answer is probably "safe enough" and I would be more concerned about being without my laptop and having to buy a new one than having my data stolen. Both operating systems are waiting for the password to be typed in and, as far as I know, there …

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