• ooterness@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Full disk encryption doesn’t help with this threat model at all. A rogue program running on the same machine can still access all the files.

    • thayer@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      It does help greatly in general though, because all of your data will be encrypted when the device is at rest. Theft and B&Es will no longer present a risk to your privacy.

      Per-app permissions address this specific threat model directly. Containerized apps, such as those provided by Flatpak can ensure that apps remain sandboxed and unable to access data without explicit authorization.