XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   AJL wrote:   
   >>> Since when did thieves and burglars lose interest in computers?   
   >   
   >> Unless you're Jeffrey Epstein, they likely want the hardware, not the   
   >> data.   
   >   
   > True. But even then the reason for having a device lock is to make   
   > wiping it easier than the perp (or new owner) browsing your data and   
   > then wiping it...   
      
   Well, I don't disagree that adding a pin/password/biometric or other   
   marketing gimmick is necessary for people "who live in the slums".   
      
   But I'm not afraid of my wife. I'm not afraid of my family.   
   I'm not afraid of my friends. I'm not afraid of my neighbors.   
      
   The amount of times anyone is burglarized is so miniscule it's something   
   that has to be weighed against the inconvenience of all this 'security'.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)