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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

the sheer portability of the laptop also makes it vulnerable to unauthorized access or outright theft or lost. Gartner recently estimated that a laptop is lost every 53 seconds.

While nobody plans to lose a laptop, there are some things that you can do [itworld.com] to reduce both the risk and the potential legal repercussions should your laptop ever be misplaced or stolen. As with most security measures, the best defense is a good offense. Here are 10 things to do before you lose your laptop.

Tip 11: Switch entirely to CLI. Thieves will recoil in horror and abandon it, upping the chance for safe recovery.

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