If your phone, tablet or laptop is stolen or lost, there's a high risk that someone will access your personal information – unless it's encrypted.
When it comes to laptops in particular, you should not trust the Windows password to keep the data safe. Your password only protects access to the system, but doesn't encrypt any data and is easily bypassed. If you want to keep your data safe, experts recommend the free disk encryption tool Veracrypt.
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