Undercover theft prevention

[David Cake]

At 10:18 PM +0800 14/11/06, Ashley Aitken wrote:
>So who has (and who hasn't) set their firmware password on their Mac 
>laptop (I see less of an issue with a desktop)?

	Actually, I usually do, but I haven't on my current one. I 
should learn something about EFI.
	Also, I used to do this on a lot of desktop installs, when 
they were in relatively insecure installations.

>Personally, I've never really considered that either (too much data 
>and probably too little worth to anyone but me).

	I don't worry about other people getting my data, I worry 
about me losing it. And for that, backup is the only real solution, 
because it protects me against a wider range of threats.