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Why call it full-disk encryption when the EFI partition has to be unencrypted? (programming.dev)
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Sounds like a misnomer to me.

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[–] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mainly because then the manufacturer decides on how your stuff is encrypted, no likie.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What do you mean?? Our Motherboards come equipped with the latest and greatest Military Grade™ MD5 RealGood™ Encryption Technology.
What do you mean it's not longer considered secure????? Fake news, we'd never lie to you.