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Questions on the threat model:

-Is the computer turned off or on?

-Do you want to a) protect your computer from being stolen? b) protect your weird fetish from being discovered? c) protect your online banking credentials?

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I hope you don't mind if I rephrase that last bit, I felt it was overly specific:

"-Do you want to a) protect your computer from being stolen? b) improve the privacy of your files? c) protect your online credentials?"

For porn he could stream it incognito. For protecting banking credentials, he could use a separate password manager that auto shuts down after a minute or so.

Solving the special case is sometimes easier.

Answers on the threat model:

- Yes the computer is turned on - C is the main worry, with regards to A, if somebody has managed to get into the house and is about to take the laptop, there is absolutely nothing I can do about it so I don't really worry about it.

And as for B, I have absolutely no weird fetishes at all and have done absolutely nothing wrong EVER :-)

I think another password manager you only log into when no carer is around could be the solution, that has all the sensitive passwords. If there are any files you want to protect you could put them in a truecrypt container.

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